If you've always thought our star was a bright yellow ball of fire, you were wrong. For starters, it's not yellow. It's green. Sort of. But that's not the only thing you were wrong about. Is Mercury the hottest planet? Is there any sound in space?
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00:00: The Sun is Yellow01:30: The Sun is on Fire02:07: Explosions in Space02:30: You Can't Count the Stars02:52: You Can't Fly Through an Asteroid Belt03:42: You Instantly Freeze in Space04:10: You Explode in Space04:50: Space is Cold05:45: Mercury is the Hottest Planet06:35: The Solar System Stays In Place07:10: Planets Orbit the Sun07:58: Earth Is a Sphere08:29: There Is No Sound in Space
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