Is the Sun the biggest Star in our Solar System?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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0:00.0	And now it's time for who smarted.
0:03.0	Pse, hey, smarty pants.
0:06.0	Close your eyes and imagine something with me.
0:08.0	Okay?
0:09.0	Eyes closed?
0:10.0	Great.
0:11.0	Picture it's dark outside.
0:13.0	Pitch black.
0:14.0	That should be easy with your eyes closed.
0:16.0	Now imagine you're standing outside looking up at the night sky.
0:21.7	What do you see?
0:24.1	Did you say stars?
0:26.3	Have you ever done that smarty pants?
0:29.8	Have you ever just gazed up at all of the stars above?
0:32.1	It's truly spectacular.
0:35.3	Here's another question for you.
0:38.8	How many stars do you think you can see on a clear evening,
0:48.9	with no moon and no lights around? Is it A, 2 to 3,000? B, 45 to 50,000, or C, about a million and a half stars? The answer is A. Huh? Now that might seem surprising considering how many stars are in the galaxy.
0:57.6	But astronomers say when conditions are absolutely perfect, a person with excellent vision
1:03.4	might still see less than 3,000 stars.
1:06.6	But hey, it's still an incredible show, available for free, every single night.
1:12.7	Of course, it looks a bit different when viewed from above.
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