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How Big is the Solar System?
Season 2
Episode 1
I took a trip to one of Austin's famous moontowers so I could put the enormity of our solar system into perspective. With the help of a grapefruit, and a lot of walking, you'll get an idea of just how tiny everything is out there!!
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7:49
We look at the science and history, populations seem to control themselves.
8:15
Get ready to meet the chillest reptile, weird living fossil, the tuatara!
5:24
Extremophiles are teaching us about life on Earth and the possibilities of life beyond it.
5:32
Here's a neat mental trick for calculating the day of the week for any day ever!
7:39
Learn how living things make blue, and why this beautiful hue is so rare in nature.
5:06
Here’s some of the amazing ways that science can detect fake art.
6:56
Why do we feel such a deep sense of connection with our family members?
7:14
Spider silk is as strong, stretchy, and resilient as even humans’ most advanced creations.
5:45
Where do glaciers and icebergs get their beautiful blue color?
3:46
Many animals use moonlight and Earth’s lunar cycle to run their biological clock.
5:17
Space rocks might be our ticket to building space colonies!