That doesn't sound super massive, that sounds very small.

I can't carry it on now.

Yeah, okay, it's a pretty normal star, but I wouldn't necessarily call it average.

Space is so cool, but it is a little bit terrifying.

I would just like to point out that this looks nothing like a whale.

Sunspots, what are they?

Rule number one is do not look at the sun.

Hello, welcome to the supermassive podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society with me, astrophysicist, Dr. Becky Smeth and science journalist Izzy Clark. How's it going, Izzy?

Yeah, I'm all right, thanks. I had a bit of an odd journey in where someone was, I wouldn't say it was singing along to their music,

where they were listening to really heavy rock music,

like slip not and we're just like shouting on the tube,

which was an unusual morning and an unusual start to the day.

A scream along, would that be?

Yeah, I don't know.

I wouldn't say it went down very well.

But no, overall, pretty good.

And I'm really excited about today because we have got so much in store. I mean, this month, we're exploring the star in our neighbourhood and those

further afield. And the Royal Astronomical Society are trusting us with a very special book from

their archives. Is that why he's considering our track record?

No damage so far.

Yeah, okay.

But when it comes to studying our sun, rule number one is do not look at the sun.

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