20 Mindblowing Facts About The Sun

fHere we have many facts regarding teh sun. Scientists estimate that the Sun is about 4.5 billion years old. We never measured the age of the sun directly, it would be impossible.
 All that we have are indirect methods to estimate it. 
 To have an idea, we look at the age of the whole solar system, because we assume it all came together around the same time.
 
 To get this number, we look for the oldest things we can find. For instance, moon rocks work well for this. 
 That’s the reason why, when astronauts went to the moon, they brought some rocks back for scientists to study them, they were able to find out how old they are. 
 
 A really important thing to know is the composition of the Sun. Observing it in the sky, we might think it has the shape of a ball, or we could suspect it is a sphere. Sure, that’s true, but…how is it made?
 Well, we know that…

THE SUN IS NOT SOLID!

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Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:10 20. THE SUN IS VERY OLD
01:00 19. THE SUN IS NOT SOLID!
02:00 18. THE SUN IS REALLY FAR AWAY.
03:00 17. THE SUN IS HUGE
03:07 16. IT MOVES VER-R-R-Y SLOWLY. 
03:40 15. SECTIONS OF THE SUN SPIN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. 
04:00 14. THE SUN HAS A LOT OF PULL
04:24 13. THE SUN IS A ENORMOUS BALL OF ENERGY
05:07 12. THE SUN IS HOT. 
05:55 11. THE SUN HAS SPOTS? 
06:30 10. The magnetic field of the sun has a spiral shape.
07:20 9.  You should be careful not to get too close to the Sun,.
08:02 8. It is a pretty average star 
09:30 7. The Sun is approximately halfway through its lifespan 
09:40 6. The Sun will become a red giant.
10:00 5. Our Star
11:32 4 The sun's formation 
13:50 3. How Its Formation Affected The Solar System
15:25 2. Atmosphere
16:10 1. The End Of Our Star

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