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All eyes in North America will be on the Sun on April 8, 2024 for the eclipse (with appropriate glasses, of course). But how much do you really know about our solar system's largest body? This SciShow compilation explores some weird facts about our star. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Benjamin Carleski, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, DrakoEsper, Eric Jensen, Friso, Garrett Galloway, Harrison Mills, J. Copen, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kenny Wilson, Kevin Bealer, Kevin Knupp, Lyndsay Brown, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: We Don’t Actually Know Where the Sun Came From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koaGqMF8sLI The Sun’s Center is 39,000 Years Younger Than Its Surface https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXHebyV2TNM The Impossible Element Hiding in the Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcfF40CPdl0 Why Is the Sun’s Corona So Hot? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gfRe1UrgAI There’s Water on… the Sun? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPmlHD8xmCQ The Sun Is Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYpwmATCi9M The Future of Our Sun and Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPg2toWfHAU