Did you know that the sun is our closest star. Proxima Centauri is a sun like star, but it is 4 light-years away. The sun is 93 million miles away from Earth. The sun is about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit on its surface. We can’t see the other stars in the daytime because the sun outshines them. The sun keeps life on Earth. Without the sun there wouldn't be any plants or animals. Think about it! Plants need sunlight to grow and animals and humans can’t live without food in which plants provide.