In this spellbinding series Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.

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1/5 Professor Brian Cox explores the sun - the powerhouse of our solar system.

Tue 26 Mar 2013 00:20 BBC HD

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