There are many facts about this astonishing figure. For instance, the size and shape, how it was formed, what the sun is, sunspots on the sun, and all about the different parts that make up the Sun are studied by scientists. Many people do not realize that the Sun is more than a ball of gas or a huge star. It is what all humans need to live on Earth. Without it, the Earth would just be floating in space and there would be no heat or the temperature would be too low.

Many observers of the Sun do not actually know how the Sun was formed. There are many different theories that scientist think that are true. The best Known theory is that the Sun began its life as a rotating cloud of interstellar dust and gas. The rotation caused the cloud to be flattened and almost...