Astronomy Cast cover image

Ep. 628: The Sun Revisited

Astronomy Cast

00:00

Parker's Solar Probe Is Passing Through the Atmosphere of the Sun

Parker's solar probe is passing through the atmosphere of the sun, yes. And you can see tike like when you watch an eclipse and you're not completely clouded out,. That that hazy glow around the sun is the corona et. Parker solar probe is passed into that region. It's that close. The energy in the individual particles has a temperature of two to five million degrees. There are very, very few particles, so it's not totally going to roy our poor, innocent spacecraft id.

Play episode from 13:20
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app