Ep. 727: Parker Solar Probe

Astronomy Cast

Science, Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Space

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🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 727: Parker Solar Probe By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Sep 16, 2024. Let's look over the long life of the Parker Solar Probe as it explores the Sun and nearby worlds. The Sun! It’s that ongoing thermonuclear explosion that’s happening right over there! And although the Sun is necessary for life on Earth, we still have questions! So NASA has sent the Parker Solar Probe to visit the Sun up close, to get us some answers. SUPPORTED BY YOU! This Episode is made possible thanks to our Patrons on Patreon. Join at the Galaxy Group level or higher to be listed in our YouTube videos. Thanks to: Paul Fischer, Joe Holistein, Janelle aka Veronica_Cure, Lenore Horner, David Troug, Timelord Iroh.

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0:00.0	Oh, Oh, Aströmaphromy cast episode 727, the Parker Solar Probe.
0:54.0	Welcome to astronomy cast our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos
0:57.2	we help you understand not only what we know but how we know what we do.
1:00.5	I'm Fraser Kane, I'm the publisher of Universe University with me as always is Dr. Pamela Gay.
1:05.0	A Senior Scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the Director of Cosmoquest.
1:10.0	Hey Pamela, how you doing?
1:12.0	I am doing well.
1:15.0	I'm really hoping we don't head into a government shutdown.
1:18.4	I am again.
1:19.7	We hope, yeah, we're heading for that again.
1:21.5	Is this a thing again? Okay. Yeah, yeah, we're heading for that again. Is this a thing again?
1:23.0	Yeah, yeah, I'm really hoping that Hera and Europe a clipper make it off the ground next month and
1:30.0	yeah, there's so much going on and the next month we're going to have so much stuff to share out.
1:39.7	And I just want to say, if you're not subscribe to Escape velocity space news which I put out
1:45.3	and you're not subscribe to all the things that Fraser puts out through
1:49.9	universe today and on his Fraser Kane YouTube channel, you are going to be missing a ton of news.
1:57.0	Yeah.
1:58.0	So go subscribe to both.
1:59.0	Yeah, of expected and unexpected news that is coming down the pike
2:05.0	the sun
2:06.0	It's that ongoing thermonuclear explosion that's happening right over there
2:10.0	And although the sun is necessary for life on Earth, we still have questions.
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