The Mission to the Sun - Part 3

Previously on Solar Balls, Astrodude heads into the Sun to convince him to fix things with the solar system . However, the Earth and Moon realize just how dangerous this mission really is . 0.72 astronomical units from the Sun, or around the distance of Venus's orbit . Oh, why is it getting so hot already ? Because [music] we're receiving 90% more sunlight . Hold on, we're experiencing [music] almost double solar intensity after only 0.3 astronomical units ? Yep, just wait until we reach [music] Mercury's orbit . When will that be ? At 0.38 [music] astronomical units . Will it be triple the solar intensity ? Quadruple ? Seven times, [music] Astrodude . Seven times? How? In ? How? In space, ? In space, energy does not increase linearly, Astrodude . Instead, [music] it follows the inverse square law . Let's Oh . Ugh . Are you alive, Astrodude ? Yeah. Yeah . Thanks for the save, Luna . Care to explain all of this ? I I just wanted to help . You call this help ? So irresponsible. An . And then you wonder why I treat you all like little kids . Now you go back to your orbit, and you'll never Hey, no, no, no. No . Uh Huh ? Sun, this is not okay. L