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What is the Sun?
Season 1
Episode 443
Published 1 day, 2 hours ago
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Have you ever looked up at the daytime sky and wondered, what exactly is the Sun? It might look like a friendly, quiet yellow ball, but it is actually a roaring, boiling nuclear furnace! Join Mira and Finn on an explosive space adventure to the center of our solar system as they uncover the mind-blowing secrets of the closest star to Earth. Did you know you could fit over a million Earths inside it? Or that it is made of a glowing, electrified soup called plasma?
In this fiery episode, we will discover how the Sun violently smashes atoms together to create the brilliant light and heat that keeps us alive! You'll also learn about a super-fast spaceship built by scientists to actually touch the Sun without melting. But hold on tight, because things get dark! We are answering the ultimate terrifying question: what would happen if the Sun suddenly switched off completely? From absolute darkness to a freezing planet flying off into deep space, the answers will shock you! Grab your sunglasses and tune in!