15 Mindblowing Facts About The Sun

Let's explore 15 MIndblowing facts about the Sun.  The presence of the Sun is so precious for life as we know it.   It has extremely important influences on our planet: It drives weather, ocean currents, seasons, and climate, and makes plant life possible through photosynthesis. Without the sun's heat and light, life on Earth would not exist at all.     All over the years, astronomers have tried to figure out what the sun is, how old it is, and a bunch of other things…for example, does it have a magnetic field? What is its mass?    In this video, we will go through a series of amazing facts about our sun.   Fasten your seatbelts! Let’s go! - "If You happen to see any content that is yours, and we didn't give credit in the right manner please let us know at [email protected] and we will correct it immediately" "Some of our visual content is under an Attribution-ShareAlike license. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/) in its different versions such as 1.0, 2.0, 3,0, and 4.0 – permitting commercial sharing with attribution given in each picture accordingly in the video." Credits: Ron Miller, Mark A. Garlick / MarkGarlick.com Credits: Nasa/Shutterstock/Storyblocks/Elon Musk/SpaceX/ESA/ESO/ Flickr / Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen) 00:00 Intro 00:51 THE SUN IS VERY OLD. 01:49 THE SUN IS NOT SOLID! 02:52 THE SUN IS REALLY FAR AWAY 03:32 THE SUN IS HUGE 03:54 IT MOVES VER-R-R-Y SLOWLY 04:30 SECTIONS OF THE SUN SPIN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS 04:55 THE SUN HAS A LOT OF PULL. 05:25 THE SUN IS A ENORMOUS BALL OF ENERGY 06:02 THE SUN IS HOT. 06:20 THE SUN HAS SPOTS?  07:36 The magnetic field of the sun has a spiral shape 08:15 You should be careful not to get too close to the Sun 09:04 It is a pretty average star 10:30 The Sun is approximately halfway through its lifespan.  10:46 The Sun will become a red giant. #insanecuriosity #sun #sunfacts