StarTalk Radio · 2025-12-30 · 48 min · 7,426 words

Things You Thought You Knew – The Color of the Sun

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Hey everybody in the Star Talkiverse, we've got yet another Things You Thought You Knew episode. This time Chuck and I get into the color of the sun, weather acoustics, and friction. Check it out. Welcome to Star Talk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. Star Talk begins right now.

Welcome to the explainer zone. Yes, the explainer zone. Yeah, yeah. Not the Twilight Zone. That's the Twilight Zone.

We're confused at the end. The explainer zone. Where you come out knowing more than you give. When you know some stuff. Right.

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