Name: The Sun
Released: 1994-10-22

The Sun is colossal—so immense that it could contain approximately 1.3 million Earths within its vast interior. Located about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) away, its influence reaches our planet in profound ways. Nearly all the energy we harness, whether to illuminate a room, propel a soccer ball, or power our gadgets, originates from the Sun. While some energy is produced by nuclear reactions in Earth's core, it's insignificant compared to the nuclear fusion occurring in the Sun. Without it, Earth would be a barren rock. Composed of gas, the Sun's intense gravity compresses atoms into a hot plasma, leading to continuous collisions that create new elements and release immense energy—a process known as nuclear fusion.

Show Bill Nye the Science Guy

Episode S02E13

Air Date Oct 22, 1994

Season 2 Episodes

S02E01 Magnetism S02E01 Eyeglass Lenses, Granite, Potato Chips, Microprocessors S02E02 Wind S02E02 Honey, Fiber-Optics, Bricks, Pipe Organs S02E03 Blood & Circulation S02E03 Personal Watercraft, Wine, Office Furniture, Ice Skates S02E04 Chemical Reactions S02E04 Winter Jackets, Animation, Mushrooms, Gold Rings S02E05 Static Electricity S02E05 Hydroponic Lettuce, Construction Wood, Recycling, Fishing Flies S02E06 Food Web S02E06 Diamond Cuttings, Wood Doors, Paintballs, Newspapers S02E07 Carpets, Drinking Water, Laser Eye Surgery, Acoustic Guitars S02E07 Light Optics S02E08 Bones & Muscles S02E08 Fiberglass Boats, Clothes Dryers, Bubble Gum, Fireworks S02E09 Oceanography S02E09 Steel Safes, False Teeth, Airplanes, Maple Syrup S02E10 Heat S02E10 Gummies, Aluminum Cans, Fish Farming, Bronze Sculptures S02E11 Insects S02E11 Aluminum Pots and Pans, Artificial Limbs, Peanut Butter, High Intensity Light Bulbs S02E12 Balance S02E12 Cars, Grocery Carts, Rapid Tooling and Prototyping, Collectible Coins S02E13 The Sun S02E13 Ball Bearings, Electrical Wires, Lost Wax Process Casting, Automated Machines S02E14 Brain S02E15 Forests S02E16 Communication S02E17 Momentum S02E18 Reptiles S02E19 Atmosphere S02E20 Respiration

The Sun (S02E13)

Season 2 Episodes