• Question: How hot is the sun

    Asked by Jessie to Alex, Amanda, Marco, Olivia, Sha on 9 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Alex Evans

      Alex Evans answered on 9 Mar 2017:

      The central core of the sun is thought to be very hot – almost 16 million degrees celcius!

      However, the visible surface of the sun, also known as the photosphere, is much cooler – only about 5,500 degrees celcius, which is still pretty hot!

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