S1 Ep 11 - The All Powerful Sun
Xploration Outer Space
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21m
Host Emily Calandrelli meets with a team of scientists to discuss the dynamic, explosive, and dangerous center of the Solar System: the Sun. Emily explores the threat that two types of solar explosions can pose to us here on Earth. Plus, we get a tour of the world’s largest solar farm in California’s Mojave Desert.
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