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2024-01-07 12:07:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 393351A7576F5C85A2954240FFF594847F452370A45E56CDC51BBE67031C37DA
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The sun is in fact 1 Astronomical Unit (AU) from the Earth, which equates to 93 million miles or approximately 150 kilometres, as discovered by astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1653. https://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/how-big-is-the-solar-system/#:~:text=As%20noted%20earlier%2C%20Earth's%20average,That's%201%20AU. https://www.space.com/17081-how-far-is-earth-from-the-sun.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun?wprov=sfti1#General_characteristics
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