According to Molly Oldfield, a brilliant mind has been pondering the distance between our planet and its star. Have you ever wondered how close we come to the sun? In this fascinating quiz, kids can test their knowledge about the sun's proximity.
A little-known fact is that Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, takes only 88 days to complete one orbit around it. However, if we consider the distance between our earth and the sun at its farthest point (aphelion), it's approximately 152 million kilometers away. The average distance from the earth to the sun is about 149.6 million kilometers.
To put this in perspective, imagine a huge sphere that represents the solar system. If you could shrink the entire universe down to size, with the Sun at its center, Mercury would be just one tiny fraction of an inch away from it - less than the width of your finger! However, the farthest human-made object, Voyager 1, which is now farther out into interstellar space than any other spacecraft, holds a record distance of about 14 billion kilometers from the sun.
Children can find more information on this subject in Molly Oldfield's new book 'Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book.'
A little-known fact is that Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, takes only 88 days to complete one orbit around it. However, if we consider the distance between our earth and the sun at its farthest point (aphelion), it's approximately 152 million kilometers away. The average distance from the earth to the sun is about 149.6 million kilometers.
To put this in perspective, imagine a huge sphere that represents the solar system. If you could shrink the entire universe down to size, with the Sun at its center, Mercury would be just one tiny fraction of an inch away from it - less than the width of your finger! However, the farthest human-made object, Voyager 1, which is now farther out into interstellar space than any other spacecraft, holds a record distance of about 14 billion kilometers from the sun.
Children can find more information on this subject in Molly Oldfield's new book 'Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book.'
... Like, we think our lives are crazy busy but actually, Mercury takes 88 days to do one lap around the sun 
. And can you even imagine if it was that close? It's wild! But what's really mind-blowing is Voyager 1 - like, it's out there in space and it's farther away from the sun than anything else ever made 
. I wish I could shrink the universe to see how everything fits together... maybe I'll check out Molly Oldfield's new book and see if she answers some of these questions 
I mean, it's just a big ball of hot gas. what's the point of knowing how close we are to it? doesn't seem relevant in our daily lives... but hey, if kids want to learn about it, that's cool, I guess. I'd rather know more about space travel and stuff like Voyager 1 
. I mean, 88 days for it to orbit around the sun? It's like a cosmic dance, you know? And Voyager 1 being so far away from the sun, that's just mind-blowing! Like, we're literally exploring the edge of our universe right now 
. I wish more people got excited about science like kids do... it's infectious 
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. But hey, learning about it can be fun too 
I'm loving how we're making space education super fun for kids! 
It's crazy to think that Mercury is basically right next door to the sun, but at the same time, Voyager 1 is like, literally on the other side of the universe 
And Voyager 1 being out there at 14 billion kilometers... what even is that? It's like we're a tiny speck in the grand scheme of things. 
I need to read more about this Molly Oldfield person, she sounds like a genius 
, and I realized I need to try out that new strawberry cheesecake flavor at the local shop soon! Anyway, back to space stuff... I mean, have you ever noticed how sometimes when you're watching a sunset on the beach, it feels like the whole sky is on fire? 
It's such a surreal experience, right? And speaking of space, I wonder if anyone has thought about what kind of music would be playing in space if we ever had a concert up there 
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and Voyager 1 being way out there in space just makes me wanna ask, when are we gonna find a new home for humanity if it's already out of reach by our own spacecraft?