• Question: how hot is the sun

    Asked by rozols581 to Jimmy, Niall on 22 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Niall Crawford

      Niall Crawford answered on 22 Mar 2013:

      In Scotland, not that warm really…

      The sun gives off temperatures of 5,500 degrees celsius at the surface.

    • Photo: James Holloway

      James Holloway answered on 22 Mar 2013:

      @Niall haha!

      Also, it gets hotter as you go in deeper. The core of the sun is a crazy 15 million degrees (!) That is hot enough for fusion.

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