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The Sun Is A Magnet!

Be Smart. · Nov 14, 2026 · 3:46

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Sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, OH MY!Uploaded 21-07-14Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDonateSubscribe to It's Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓As massive magnetic fusion reactors go, the sun is pretty awesome. How a CME forms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsXqNNQsS7I More on solar storms from Bad Astronomy:http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/05/solar_eruption_a_sun_storm_leaves_behind_twisted_chaos.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/21/coronal_rain_streams_of_ionized_gas_rain_on_sun_after_a_solar_flare.html Anatomy of solar storms: http://www.space.com/12047-solar-flares-sun-storms-space-weather-infographic.html All the sun science you've ever wanted:http://solarcellcentral.com/sun_page.html Footage via NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, ESA/Hubble, and Pond5Joe Hanson - Host and writerJoe Nicolosi - DirectorAmanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen IncKate Eads - Associate ProducerEditing/Motion Graphics - Andrew MatthewsMusic:"Ouroboros" by Kevin MacLeodArtwork/photos via ShutterstockProduced for PBS Digital Studios-----------Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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