Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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How big is the solar system? We head to Carson-Newman University and create a scale model of the entire solar system starting with a soccer ball sun. If the sun were a soccer ball, how big would the earth be, and how far away? What about the biggest planet, Jupiter, or the furthest planet, Pluto (yes, Pluto is a planet!)?

Today, we're mapping out the sun and all eight planets on a college campus to visualize their size and distances.

Video Timestamps:
00:00 - How Big is the Solar System?
01:22 - If the sun were a soccer ball...
01:59 - Mercury
02:29 - Venus
02:42 - Earth
03:31 - Mars
04:16 - Jupiter
04:38 - Saturn
04:57 - Uranus
05:16 - Neptune
05:45 - Pluto
06:55 - Visiting the Planets

Credits:
Written and Edited: Jared Belcher
2D Animation: Jared Belcher
Filmed: Tanner Burleson and Andrew Belcher
Original Theme Music: Branded.
Episode Music: "Always" by Utah
Special Thanks: Carson-Newman University