The Sun

Like all the other planets in our

Solar System, the Earth revolves
around a medium-sized star. This
star provides all the energy
necessary to sustain life on
Earth.

Our Sun is not unique in the

universe. It is a common
middle-sized yellow star which
scientists have named Sol.
This is why our system of
planets is called the Solar
System. There are trillions of
other stars in the Universe
just like it. Many of these stars
have their own systems of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
The Sun was born in a vast cloud of gas and dust around 5 billion years ago.
Indeed these vast nebulae are the birth places of all stars. Over a period of
many millions of years, this gas and dust began to fall into a common center
under the force of its own gravity.
At the center, an ever growing body of mass was forming. As matter falls
inward, it generates a tremendous amount of heat and pressure. As it grew,
the baby Sun became hotter and hotter. Eventually when it reached a
temperature of around 1 million degrees, its core ignited, causing it to begin
nuclear fusion
When this happened, the Sun began producing its own light, heat, and
energy.
Mercury means:
In astronomy mythology, Mercury was
the Roman version of the god Hermes.
He was the messenger for the other
gods, and for this reason Mercury is
often depicted in pictures with winged
sandals. In addition to delivering
messages, he was also the protector
of travelers, and merchants.

Mercury is the innermost and smallest

planet in the Solar System,[8] orbiting the
Sun once every 87.969 days. The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all
the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest axial tilt. It completes three
rotations about the axis for every two orbits. The perihelion of Mercury's orbit
processes around the Sun at an excess of 43 arc seconds per century; a
phenomenon that was explained in the 20th century by Albert Einstein's General
Theory of Relativity

Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It is the fifth largest of the eight planets in
the solar system, and the largest of the terrestrial planets (non-gas planets) in the
Solar System in terms of diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the
World, the Blue Planet.

Home to millions of
species, including
humans, Earth is the
only place in the
universe where life is
known to exist. The
planet formed 4.54
billion years ago, and life
appeared on its surface
within a billion years.
Since then, Earth's
biosphere has
significantly altered the
atmosphere and other a
biotic conditions on the
planet, enabling the
proliferation of aerobic
organisms as well as the
formation of the ozone
layer which, together
with Earth's magnetic
field, blocks harmful
radiation, permitting life on land.