Hey, space nerds, here's another fun way that you can get involved with the total solar eclipse.

So our friends at Third Rock Radio are giving you the power to choose the eclipse soundtrack with solar songs.

Three days of music to get you in the mood for the eclipse.

Each day has a different theme, and things kick off on April 5th with songs all about the sun.

You can find more at third rock radio.net.

Just look for the tab that says solar songs in the upper left.

That's where you can submit your request, and you can hear each day of solar songs from

noon to 2 p.m. central time.

All you have to do is pick the songs, and Third Rock will play

them back in honor of the total solar eclipse on April 8th. And hey, let them know Curious Universe sent

you.

This is NASA's Curious Universe. Our universe is a wild and wonderful place. I'm your host for today,

Jacob Pinner, and in this podcast, NASA is your tour guide. You're listening to the third episode of our

Sun series. From here on Earth, our neighborhood star can seem steady and predictable. But when you

look at the Sun close up, there is a lot going on.

So in the sun's honor, we're taking a deep five-part dive into the plasma. So far, we've covered how the sun and Earth formed and influence each other, and the surreal experience of a total solar eclipse.

For this episode, I'm joined again by our producer,

Christian Elliott. Christian, what do you have planned for us this time? Hey, Jacob. Well, to start,

I want to tell you a little story. I recently talked to this guy, Chandresh Kedambati. He's a chemical

engineer, and the story starts with him moving to Canada from India for a job,

one that involves long nights driving around, taking measurements of oil wells in the icy north.

So in one such night we were driving, and obviously being February, I think it was around minus 20 minus 25 that time

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