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The Sun over Yorktown Beach

Rising east over the York River at Yorktown Beach, the sun is a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium, about 93 million miles from Earth. Life on our planet could not exist without our 4.6-billion-year-old yellow dwarf star.

In Strolling Adventure, the opening song celebrates the sun shining bright and warm as it rises after dawn — a perfect moment to share with a little one on a morning stroll.

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"The sun shines bright and warm, as it rises after dawn."

Learn more: NASA Science — Our Sun

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