All eyes in North America will be on the Sun on April 8, 2024 for the eclipse (with appropriate glasses, of course). But how much do you really know about our solar system's largest body? This SciShow compilation explores some weird facts about our star.
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Sources:
We Don’t Actually Know Where the Sun Came From
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koaGqMF8sLI
The Sun’s Center is 39,000 Years Younger Than Its Surface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXHebyV2TNM
The Impossible Element Hiding in the Sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcfF40CPdl0
Why Is the Sun’s Corona So Hot?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gfRe1UrgAI
There’s Water on… the Sun?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPmlHD8xmCQ
The Sun Is Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYpwmATCi9M
The Future of Our Sun and Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPg2toWfHAU