Quick guide to the Solar System

If Jupiter were much larger it would be a star in its own right! Enjoy Astronomer Marek Kukula's eloquent guide to the Sun, the planets and the outer reaches of the Solar System.

24 March 2011

6 minutes

This clip is from

Bang Goes the Theory—Series 3, Episode 3

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