Our Sun is actually a cosmic refugee. Around 4.6 billion years ago, it first ignited in a hostile, radiation-blasted neighborhood 10,000 light-years closer to the Milky Way’s center than it is now.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of our solar system. It's the largest, brightest ...