Every second, the Sun consumes 600 million tonnes of itself.
Every second, the Sun consumes 600 million tonnes of itself — fusing hydrogen into helium in a process so violent it generates enough gravity to hold eight planets in their tracks across billions of kilometres. That single fact tells you something about the balance of power here. The Sun doesn't just dominate the solar system — it essentially is the solar system. About 99.8% of all the mass out here belongs to it. Every planet, every moon, every asteroid and comet you've ever heard of shares the remaining 0.2%. Around 1.3 million Earths could fit inside it by volume. Jupiter, the largest planet, is a footnote. Earth is a footnote's footnote. The solar system isn't a neighbourhood of worlds — it's a star, with some debris in tow. Follow Deep Field Vault for more of the universe, one true fact at a time.