The Fast Solar Wind on the Sun

A white dwarf is starting to turn into a diamond. Another key element for life found in the plumes at Enceladus. The Parker Solar Probe discovers the source of the fast solar wind. All this and more in this week’s episode of Space Bites.

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• 00:00 Intro

• 00:17 White Dwarf Turns Into Diamond

• https://www.universetoday.com/161929/a-white-dwarf-is-starting-to-crystallize-into-diamond/

• 03:34 Parker Solar Probe Confirm The Source of Solar Wind
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/161891/parker-solar-probe-flies-close-enough-to-the-sun-to-see-the-source-of-the-fast-solar-wind/

• 06:14 Fighting Satellite Trails

• https://www.universetoday.com/161932/astronomers-have-figured-out-clever-tricks-to-reduce-the-impact-of-satellite-trails/

• 10:16 Phosphorous Discovered at Enceladus
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/161954/an-element-critical-for-earth-life-is-spewing-out-of-enceladus/

• 12:31 Vote Results from last week
  
  

  • https://youtu.be/5Qxo3MhhInA

• 13:06 What’s Going On With The Tarantula Nebula
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/161885/the-tarantula-nebula-shouldnt-be-forming-stars-whats-going-on/

• 15:27 19-hour long day
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/161937/a-day-on-earth-used-to-only-be-19-hours/

• 18:14 ISS Transit in front of the Sun
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/161902/thierry-legaults-stunning-views-of-the-space-station-with-spacewalking-astronauts-crossing-in-front-of-sunspots/

• 19:53 Curiosity's Postcard
  
  

  • https://www.universetoday.com/161945/curiosity-takes-one-final-postcard-image-of-a-picturesque-valley-before-moving-on-to-its-next-destination/

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