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The sun provides us with light, heat, and the potential for a ton of clean energy, but it can also turn space into a danger zone; an examination of a few major solar storms as well as the largest solar thermal energy facility in the world.

Original Air Date: Nov 17, 2014

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Original Air Date: Sep 8, 2014
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
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