The sun is a star composed primarily of hydrogen and helium that provides heat and light to Earth. It spins every 25 days and has a surface temperature of around 15 million degrees Celsius. The sun is approximately 4.6 billion years old and is about 150 million kilometers from Earth, and its light takes over 8 minutes to reach us. The sun helps sustain life on Earth by providing heat, light, and energy through photosynthesis and can also be harnessed for electricity through solar panels.