Nour E. Rawafi

Join Nour Rawafi, a NASA astrophysicist and project scientist for the Parker Solar Probe, as she reveals the sun's untold mysteries. Fusion expert Tammy Ma discusses the thrilling advancements in nuclear fusion and its promise for sustainable energy. Rebecca Collyer advocates for renewable energy, showcasing Morocco's pioneering solar projects. Finally, science journalist David Baron shares his awe of solar events and their impact on our lives. Together, they illuminate the sun’s significance and our future with solar power.

Nour E. Rawafi, an astrophysicist involved with NASA, discusses the groundbreaking Parker Solar Probe mission that explores our sun. She shares insights on the sun's life-giving energy and its dangerous geomagnetic storms. Listeners learn about the sun's structure and its impact on technology and climate. Rawafi highlights the probe's role in unveiling solar mysteries and the implications for Earth's future. This conversation also touches upon the beauty and unpredictability of solar phenomena, such as coronal mass ejections.

Join Nour Rawafi, project scientist for the Parker Solar Probe at Johns Hopkins, as she unveils the stunning details of recent solar images captured closer than ever before. She discusses how these incredible visuals reveal the sun’s surface, solar wind flows, and explosive gas eruptions. Nour emphasizes the importance of these findings in predicting solar storms that could disrupt technology on Earth. Their potential impact on clean energy solutions is also explored, along with the deep emotional connection we share with sunlight.