What If the Sun Was a Blue Star?

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Sunlight contains all colors of the rainbow, but what if we cranked up the blue light in our Sun, making it look like a blue star to us on Earth? How hot would a blue Sun be? Could Earth life even survive? And would a blue Sun cook you instantly?

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00:00 Blue Sun
00:44 Sunlight
02:05 Thanks, Masterworks!
03:18 Rigel
04:06 Eta Carinae
05:16 Radiation
06:17 Environment

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