Could the sun, typically known for providing light and warmth, kill us? The Apollo 17 mission almost resulted in tragedy due to a mega-flare -- and astronauts aren't the only ones at risk. Join Josh and Chuck to learn more about the sun.

HOT MIX OF MUSIC FROM BLK SUN

Broken Sun is a collaboration between Australian singer GD Allan and Dutch songwriter Bart Dietvorst. They met in Melbourne, Australia when Bart was living there in 2008 and connected in a musical way instantly. www.myspace.com/brokensunmusic

MUSIC BY LAST UNDER THE SUN ON IRON MAN RECORDS - VIDEO BY PEEJ - FILMED ON LOCATION J2 M5

In this episode of Stuff You Should Know, amateur astrophysicists Josh and Chuck break out the stats and attempt to explain the complex, boiling ball of gas that we call the sun.

Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down

This doesn't get much more exclusive! We found our self's at Cedric Gervais's own studio and had a look at what Second Sun had to offer....

MUSIC BY LAST UNDER THE SUN FROM THE ALBUM 'GONE' AVAILABLE ON IRON MAN RECORDS - PRODUCED BY SI REEVES - VIDEO BY PETE RHEAD AT MUSOPLEX STUDIOS OLDBURY,UK CAMERA PEEJ, KAT HIGGS AND KATE SHIELDS

REBEL - THE MORNING SUN Rebel is Dutch singer/songwriter Ronald Welgemoed. He's influenced by a lot of different musical styles, such as soul, country, reggae, rock, folk etc. He made 3 albums, Bad Boy with the band Rotjoch and two solo albums, You're Already Listening and The Morning...

Feel the power of the star at the center of our solar system! Real unaltered footage and imagery of our sun. http://science.nasa.gov/ Our sun is one of many billions of stars in the universe. This particular one though is special to us because it is the source of light and life on our world....