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Join host Bob Zaltsberg as he talks with experts about everything you need to know to prepare for this historic occasion.

You're driving down the highway on a beautiful day as your child looks out the window. She asks, "Why is the sun following us?"

Desert ants spend the first four weeks of their lives in their underground nest. They keep themselves busy by digging tunnels, building chambers, and doing general maintenance inside.

Why does the sunset take more time than the sunrise? It takes much less time for the sun to light up the sky at dawn than it does for all the light to disappear after the sun sets at dusk.

The Earth needed a number of things to become habitable. First of all, it needed to be close to a star, but not too close. It also needed water, a rocky surface and atmosphere. Most important of all, however, it needed a magnetic field.

Do you ever think about the risks the Apollo astronauts took in the name of science? It's amazing. Actually, the astronauts were at risk of something many people don't know about: the Sun.