The Sun: A Dazzling Dwarf With Outsized Power
The Sun may be classified as a yellow dwarf star, but there’s nothing small about its influence. This seething sphere of plasma—mostly hydrogen and helium—powers every weather pattern, every growing leaf, and every breath of life on Earth.
🔥 What Makes It Shine
Deep in its core, temperatures soar above 15 million°C, where hydrogen atoms fuse into helium. This process, nuclear fusion, releases staggering amounts of energy that radiate outward and eventually reach us as sunlight.