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 1. The Sun is Yellow
01:30 2. The Sun is on Fire
02:07 3. Explosions in Space
02:30 4. You Can't Count the Stars
02:52 5. You Can't Fly Through an Asteroid Belt
03:42 6. You Instantly Freeze in Space
04:10 7. You Explode in Space
04:50 8. Space is Cold
05:45 9. Mercury is the Hottest Planet
06:35 10. The Solar System Stays In Place
07:10 11. Planets Orbit the Sun
07:58 12. Earth Is a Sphere
08:29 13. There Is No Sound in Space

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