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Episode 5 of 8

Duration: 50 minutes

Documentary series tracing the exploration of our solar system.

A look at the quest to understand the sun, from the simple etchings of the astronomer Galileo to the discoveries of the latest solar probes. The latest scientific images reveal that the sun is a gigantic nuclear generator, a swirling mass of superheated gases that travel along powerful magnetic field lines.

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Tue 25 Jan 2011 00:40 BBC Two only on Northern Ireland

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Narrator
Mark Hailley
Producer
David McNab

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