Comparing the Size of Earth vs. the Sun One of the most astonishing facts in astronomy is the vast difference in size between Earth and the Sun. This comparison helps us understand the scale and enormity of celestial bodies in our solar system. Earth's Size: Diameter: Earth's diameter is about 12,742 kilometers (7,918 miles). Volume: Earth's volume is approximately 1 trillion cubic kilometers (260 billion cubic miles). Sun's Size: Diameter: The Sun's diameter is about 1,391,000 kilometers (864,0

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Today marks the third anniversary of the release of the most detailed images ever of the sizzling surface of the sun by NSF's new, groundbreaking Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, or DKIST. This amazing instrument is the most powerful solar telescope in the world and ushers in a new era of solar science. Those first images were part of DKIST's initial verification phase; since then, it's been operating officially for nearly a year atop a volcanic mountain on the island of Maui on a site owned an

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