The probe on a mission to touch the Sun | Nour E. Rawafi
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🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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From its life-sustaining energy to its explosive geomagnetic storms, the Sun has many mysteries, says astrophysicist Nour E. Rawafi. He sheds light on NASA's latest endeavor to better understand our fiery neighbor and its impact on the future of society: sending the cutting-edge Parker Solar Probe deep into the Sun's atmosphere in humanity's closest-ever approach to a star.
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| 0:11.0 | where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm your host, Elise Hugh. |
| 0:17.0 | Astrophysicist Noor E. Ruwaffe is part of a project to help us better understand the star most important to us here on Earth, the Sun. |
| 0:25.7 | In his talk he explains a technological marvel called the Parker Solar Probe and why it is such a big |
| 0:31.8 | deal. And he shares some surprising things about the sun that I still can't stop thinking |
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