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The Sun

51 minutes, 18 seconds

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Blurry image of glowing orange dots. Caption: Five million tons of hydrogen fuse into helium every second.

Our middle-aged sun has fascinated people throughout history, but only since the rocket age have scientists been able to document its life and the forces that sustain it. Explores sunspots, solar cycles, the birth of a solar storm, and the use of specialized spacecraft outside earth's ionosphere.

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Runtime: 51 minutes, 18 seconds

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