THE SUN

On Sept. 22, 2006,the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency launched a sun-observing satellite called Hinode, or Solar-B. It was named after the Japanese word for "sunrise." The satellite orbits about 400 miles above the Earth in a sun-synchronous orbit, which means it's always facing the sun. Since it launched, it's been measuring the sun's magnetic fields and taking cool photos of solar flares, sunspots and transits across the sun.

Following years of work and preparation, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launched NASA's Parker Solar Probe for an unprecedented mission to "kiss the Sun." The spacecraft aims to unravel 60 years' worth of mysteries surrounding the Sun’s corona and how it effects life on Earth . Learn more at: http://www.nasa.gov/parkersolarprobe

Watch in 360 degrees as a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying NASA's Parker Solar Probe. Roughly the size of a small car, the spacecraft lifted off at 3:31 a.m. EDT on Aug. 12, 2018, starting its historic mission to the Sun.

The Ulysses mission revolutionized our understanding of the sun, but it's been the only orbiter to take this kind of out-of-ecliptic journey. Will an upcoming mission give us even more? Hosted by: Caitlin Hofmeister For special, curated artifacts of this universe, check out https://scishowfinds.com/ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2008-106 https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/ulysses/in-depth/ http://sci.esa.int/ulysses/ http://sci.esa.int/ulysses/31043-orbit-navigation/ http://sci.esa.int/ulysses/33634-1st-solar-orbit/ http://sci.esa.int/ulysses/33635-2nd-solar-orbit/ http://sci.esa.int/ulysses/33636-beyond-the-heliosphere/ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2008GL034896 https://arxiv.org/pdf/1510.06180.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0010494.pdf https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2003GL017136 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1012260014646 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2010.03.001 https://arxiv.org/pdf/0804.0250.pdf http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=45 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992A&AS...92..401H Images: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11923 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Artist_picture-Ulysses_after_deployment.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:790106-0203_Voyager_58M_to_31M_reduced.gif http://sci.esa.int/ulysses/42904-orbit-of-ulysses/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/ulysses/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ulysses_at_Jupiter_H1.jpg http://sci.esa.int/ulysses/43458-ulysses-spacecraft-data-indicate-solar-wind-at-a-50-year-low/ http://sci.esa.int/solar-orbiter/55750-artists-impression-of-solar-orbiter/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Cycle_Prediction.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Artist%E2%80%99s_impression_of_the_magnetar_in_the_star_cluster_Westerlund_1.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Artist%E2%80%99s_Impression_of_a_Baby_Star_Still_Surrounded_by_a_Protoplanetary_Disc.jpg

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday, Aug. 12 to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit its first science observations in December, beginning a revolution in our understanding of the star that makes life on Earth possible. The spacecraft – designed, built, and managed for NASA by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory – lifted off at 3:31 a.m. EDT on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. At 5:33 a.m. EDT, the mission operations manager at APL reported that the spacecraft was healthy and operating nominally.

What If Earth Had Two Suns? ► Subscribe: https://goo.gl/GmtyPv For similar images and videos visit www.gettyimages.com We often take that big, bright ball of light in our sky for granted. But we all know how vital the sun is for life on Earth. So, what would happen if we had two of them? Would doubling up on suns be a good thing, or bad? Our hypothetical lives in a new-look solar system would definitely be VERY different... What do you think? Let us know in the comments, and tell us more questions you'd like us to explore! Find more mind bending videos to satisfy your curiosity here: What If the Sun Switched Off for 24 Hours? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR4PQUAIFwA How Long Would it Take to Travel the Solar System? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bGraeIkaJw

Our mission to touch the Sun is on its way, Administrator Bridenstine visits NASA spaceflight facilities, and an update on our first-ever asteroid sample return mission … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-Our%20Journey%20to%20Touch%20the%20Sun%20is%20Underway%20on%20This%20Week%[email protected]%20%E2%80%93%20August%2017,%202018.html

Be sure to watch to the end for a Parker Solar Probe Dedication! aurora shows, especially at high latitudes. Two coronal holes are rotating through the Earth-strike zone, which means Earth will be preconditioned for activity! The news for amateur radio operators is not so great, as the last remaining bright region on the Earth-facing Sun rotates to the Sun's backside out of view. Solar flux has dropped and we are back at poor levels for radio propagation on Earth's dayside. Unfortunately, these conditions could easily continue over the next week or more. Learn the details of the coming solar storm, see why GPS users are smiling, and why "CW" for amateur radio operators may be the mode of choice. For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below. Solar Imaging and Analysis: SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/ Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/ Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/ Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ GONG magnetic field synoptic movie: https://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/standard_movie.html GONG magnetic field synoptic charts: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/ LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch Solar Wind: DISCOVR solar wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/real-time-solar-wind ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ace-real-time-solar-wind NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: https://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261 NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere: GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-magnetometer Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap/ Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wing-kp USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/ USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/ NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://sol.spacenvironment.net/raps_ops/current_files/globeView.html Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites: NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/ None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use. Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

NASA is launching humanity’s first ever mission to touch the Sun, and it could solve two of the most vexing mysteries in astrophysics. Watch More Space Crafts! | https://bit.ly/2w0YKD1 Read More: Parker Solar Probe https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe “NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will be the first-ever mission to ‘touch’ the Sun.” Launch Week Begins for Parker Solar Probe https://blogs.nasa.gov/parkersolarprobe/2018/08/07/launch-week-begins-for-parker-solar-probe/ “Teams preparing for launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe are beginning a busy week leading up to liftoff, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 11, at 3:33 a.m.” Parker Solar Probe - Spacecraft http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/Spacecraft/index.php#Extreme-Environments “PSP will perform its scientific investigations in a hazardous region of intense heat and solar radiation. The spacecraft will fly close enough to the Sun to watch the solar wind speed up from subsonic to supersonic, and it will fly though the birthplace of the highest-energy solar particles.” ____________________ Seeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure. Visit the Seeker website http://www.seeker.com/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel Seeker on Twitter http://twitter.com/seeker Seeker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/ Space Crafts on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SeekerSpaceCrafts/ Seeker http://www.seeker.com/

NASA launches its Parker Solar Probe to explore the sun's atmosphere.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission launched Aug. 11 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will be the first to fly directly through the Sun’s corona – the hazardous region of intense heat and solar radiation in the Sun’s atmosphere that is visible during an eclipse. It will gather data that could help answer questions about solar physics that have puzzled scientists for decades. Gathering information about fundamental processes near the Sun can help improve our understanding of how our solar system’s star changes the space environment, where space weather can affect astronauts, interfere with satellite orbits, or damage spacecraft electronics. This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2018_0812_Parker%20Solar%20Probe%20Mission%20Launches%20to%20Touch%20the%20Sun%20-.html

The Parker Solar Probe will be the first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun, traveling directly into the Sun's atmosphere about 4 million miles from the surface. Read the story: https://go.nasa.gov/2KEExYZ NASA launch schedule: https://go.nasa.gov/2JfklMB The Sun contains 99.8 of the mass in our solar system. Its gravitational pull is what keeps everything here, from tiny Mercury to the gas giants to the Oort Cloud, 186 billion miles away. But even though the Sun has such a powerful pull, it's surprisingly hard to actually go to the Sun: It takes 55 times more energy to go to the Sun than it does to go to Mars. Why is it so difficult? The answer lies in the same fact that keeps Earth from plunging into the Sun: Our planet is traveling very fast - about 67,000 miles per hour - almost entirely sideways relative to the Sun. The only way to get to the Sun is to cancel that sideways motion. Since Parker Solar Probe will skim through the Sun's atmosphere, it only needs to drop 53,000 miles per hour of sideways motion to reach its destination, but that's no easy feat. In addition to using a powerful rocket, the Delta IV Heavy, Parker Solar Probe will perform seven Venus gravity assists over its seven-year mission to shed sideways speed into Venus' well of orbital energy. These gravity assists will draw Parker Solar Probe's orbit closer to the Sun for a record approach of just 3.83 million miles from the Sun's visible surface on the final orbits. Though it's shedding sideways speed to get closer to the Sun, Parker Solar Probe will pick up overall speed, bolstered by Sun's extreme gravity - so it will also break the record for the fastest-ever human-made objects, clocking in at 430,000 miles per hour on its final orbits. Music: Percs and Pizz from Killer Tracks. Credit: NASA's Godddard Space flight Center

In this video, we look at the Solar Parker Probe in detail. First by understanding who Dr. Parker was, and what he theorized about Solar Winds. Then we go into how the probe will make it to the Sun, using multiple gravity assists of Venus. After that, we discuss the Corona of the Sun, and how the probe will be able to survive the high-temperature environment with it’s innovative and autonomous design. Then we look at the different instrument onboard, and what they will be able to tell us about solar winds. If you are interested in reading more about this topic, check out the official NASA page: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe-humanity-s-first-visit-to-a-star Thanks for watching! And consider subscribing if you enjoyed this video! Twitter: https://twitter.com/wolf_martian Facebook: https://fb.me/MartianWolf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MartianWolf Heading Home by Nekzlo @nekzlo Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs youtu.be/YGL35p7LLqo ------------------------------ • Contact the artist: @nekzlo www.instagram.com/nekzlo/ twitter.com/Nekzlo_Music open.spotify.com/artist/75LSn0DiQyH6LnHBT8fOEK ------------------------------ #Sun #NASA

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: The Fate of Stars Like the Sun Greg Sloan of the Space Telescope Science Institute Our Sun, though seemingly eternal, is about halfway through its roughly 10-billion-year lifespan. What will happen when the Sun dies? Not only will the answer be important to whoever inhabits Earth in a few billion years, it is important to astronomers today. Quiet stars like the Sun are many times more numerous than large stars and play a major role in how galaxies develop. Importantly, how these stars die determines when life can first form in the galaxy. Host: Dr. Frank Summers Recorded live on Tuesday, August 7 at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. More information: http://hubble.stsci.edu/about_us/public_talks/

In In this video. we look at NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which is expected to Launch later this week. We discuss why this mission is important, how it will help scientists understand Solar Winds, and what we will be able to do with that information. We also briefly discuss some key aspects of the probe itself, and what it is able to do. Thanks for watching! And consider subscribing if you enjoyed this video! Twitter: https://twitter.com/wolf_martian Facebook: https://fb.me/MartianWolf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MartianWolf Heading Home by Nekzlo @nekzlo Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs youtu.be/YGL35p7LLqo ------------------------------ • Contact the artist: @nekzlo www.instagram.com/nekzlo/ twitter.com/Nekzlo_Music open.spotify.com/artist/75LSn0DiQyH6LnHBT8fOEK ------------------------------ #TouchtheSun

Surveyor of the invisible forces, the FIELDS instrument suite captures the scale and shape of electric and magnetic fields in the Sun’s atmosphere. FIELDS measures waves and turbulence in the inner heliosphere with high time resolution to understand the fields associated with waves, shocks and magnetic reconnection, a process by which magnetic field lines explosively realign FIELDS was designed, built, and is operated by a team lead by the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley (principal investigator Stuart D. Bale) Learn more: http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/Spacecraft/index.php#Instruments

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The Sun launches another stealthy solar storm this week, but its so wispy and moving so slowly it might not cause much of a disturbance. Aurora photographers at high latitudes might enjoy sporadic views but mid-latitudes might miss out. Amateur radio operators and emergency responders get a nice boost in radio propagation this week as a bright region rotates into view with another coming in a few days. GPS users at low and mid-latitudes should enjoy decent reception, while those at high latitudes might get a few disruptions on the night side near aurora. Catch up on aurora pics, learn about the coming storm, and see what else the Sun has in store! For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below. Aurora Photography: The Antarctic Report, McMurdo, Antarctica: https://twitter.com/AntarcticReport/status/1023027874956107776 Deb Maluk, Sandy Lake, Manitoba, Canada: https://twitter.com/dmaluk1/status/1021670267058352128 Images By Stan, Andrew Alberta, Canada: https://twitter.com/ImagesByStan/status/1021693313701695490 Kim Hines, Winnipeg, Mannitoba, Canada: https://twitter.com/KimHinesSN/status/1021693520208429058 Notannee Bourassa, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDAgNYbBR1g Donna, Plumas, Manitoba, Canada: https://twitter.com/LachDonna/status/1020784518410665984 Steph Edgar-Cassin, Torquay, Saskatchewan, Canada: https://twitter.com/stephedgar87/status/1020588062890487808 Libby Hendersen, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157041392861062&set=gm.1925566990828673&type=3&theater&ifg=1 Ian Huibregtse, Ameek, Michigan, USA: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216219092007882&set=gm.2576903952335291&type=3&theater Stacy Orlena Farr, Invercargill, New Zealand: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZaurora/ Dean Sieben, Cook County, Minnesota, USA: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215021239422247&set=gm.1928256510559721&type=3&theater&ifg=1 Haeli F Carter, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: https://www.facebook.com/NaturalImpressionsGraphics/photos/a.1059641044176989.1073743335.337035966437504/1059641130843647/?type=3&theater&ifg=1 Solar Imaging and Analysis: SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/ Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/ Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/ Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ GONG magnetic field synoptic movie: https://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/standard_movie.html GONG magnetic field synoptic charts: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/ LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch Solar Wind: DISCOVR solar wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/real-time-solar-wind ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ace-real-time-solar-wind NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: https://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261 NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere: GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-magnetometer Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap/ Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wing-kp USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/ USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/ NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://sol.spacenvironment.net/raps_ops/current_files/globeView.html Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites: NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/ None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use. Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

Eugene Parker, professor emeritus of physics at the University of Chicago, and namesake of NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission, discusses his work in solar physics and the spacecraft that bears his name with Parker Solar Probe project scientist Nicola Fox, from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. Parker Solar Probe is part of NASA’s Living With a Star program to explore aspects of the Sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society. The Living With a Star flight program is managed by the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, manages the mission for NASA. APL designed and built the spacecraft and will also operate it. Thanks to the University of Chicago for footage and images of Dr. Parker Learn more at https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe and http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/index.php

Something mysterious is going on at the Sun. In defiance of all logic, its atmosphere gets much, much hotter the farther it stretches from the Sun’s blazing surface. Temperatures in the corona — the Sun’s outer atmosphere — spike to 3 million degrees Fahrenheit, while just 1,000 miles below, the underlying surface simmers at a balmy 10,000 F. How the Sun manages this feat is a mystery that dates back nearly 150 years, and remains one of the greatest unanswered questions in astrophysics. Scientists call it the coronal heating problem. Watch the video to learn how astronomers first discovered evidence for this mystery during an eclipse in the 1800s, and what scientists today think could explain it. Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-s-parker-solar-probe-and-the-curious-case-of-the-hot-corona Music credits: “Developing Over Time” by Ben Niblett [PRS], Jon Cotton [PRS], “Eternal Circle” by Laurent Dury [SACEM], “Starlight Andromeda” by Ben Niblett [PRS], Jon Cotton [PRS] Coronal spectrum image credit: Constantine Emmanouilidi Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Joy Ng (USRA): Producer Kathalina Tran (Wyle Information Systems): Writer Eric Christian Ph.D. (NASA/HQ): Scientist Nour Raouafi (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Scientist James A. Klimchuk (NASA): Scientist Ryan Milligan (University of Glasgow): Scientist Sten Odenwald (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Adrian Daw (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Tom Bridgman (GST): Data Visualizer Joy Ng (USRA): Animator Walt Feimer (KBRwyle): Animator Michael Lentz (USRA): Animator Kathalina Tran (Wyle Information Systems): Animator This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12903 If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASAExplorer Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFC · Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/ · Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard/

NASA heliophysicist Alex Young explains how sound connects us with the Sun and all other stars. This piece features low frequency sounds of the Sun. Raw audio (no commentary): https://youtu.be/-I-zdmg_Dno Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/2JR0wLL Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Micheala Sosby (NASA/GSFC): Lead Producer Katie Atkinson (GSFC Interns): Lead Producer C. Alex Young (NASA/GSFC): Narrator Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems Inc.): Technical Support Music: "Flow" by Lee Rosevere This video is public domain and along with other supporting materials can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13011

NASA's Parker Solar Probe will explore the sun's atmosphere wearing a nearly 5-inch coat of carbon-composite solar shields. According to CNN, the mission is expected to launch in early August. This is NASA's first mission to the sun and its outermost atmosphere. It's not a mission that any human can make, so NASA is sending a roughly 10-foot-high probe on the historic mission. The probe will be closer to the sun than any spacecraft has ever reached before. https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/20/us/nasa-parker-solar-probe/index.html http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit Tech using http://wochit.com

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The sun is obviously a big factor in the earth's weather, but changes in the solar cycle don't always affect our climate in straightforward ways. Host: Caitlin Hofmeister For special, curated artifacts of this universe, check out https://scishowfinds.com/ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/climate/climate_weather.html https://arxiv.org/pdf/1204.4449.pdf https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2010GL045777 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/solarcycle-primer.html https://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/briefs/rind_03/ https://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/science-and-impacts/science/effect-of-sun-on-climate-faq.html#.WvEBAdPwa1E https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GlobalWarming/page3.php https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/23/no-the-sun-isnt-driving-global-warming/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1c353ad445e7 https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/global-warming/mid-holocene-warm-period http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1191/0959683604hl687rp https://phys.org/news/2017-03-sun-impact-climate-quantified.html https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sun-spots-and-climate-change/ https://www.space.com/19280-solar-activity-earth-climate.html http://science.sciencemag.org/content/294/5549/2130 http://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/~infocom/The%20Website/evolution.html ------ Images: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/tropical-beach-in-sunny-day-gm695270128-128615835 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/the-moon-isolated-on-white-background-vector-illustration-eps-10-gm915959760-252062023 https://images.nasa.gov/details-GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001435.html https://www.videoblocks.com/video/snowflakes-in-the-air-hu22bd- https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/winter-or-autumn-headwear-collection-gm804438994-130505497 https://images.nasa.gov/details-PIA18906.html https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10804 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4551 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/earth-globe-gm899520532-248211452

Space Weather jumps into action this week with two weak solar storms en route to Earth. NASA models predict they will hit starting July 9 and they could easily bring aurora to high latitudes, if not mid-latitudes. Amateur radio operators are also in for some fun as a new region rotates into view and brings with it a boost in solar flux, which will help radio propagation just in time for hurricane season. GPS users shouldn't be affected by the low-level flaring of this region on Earth's day side, but should stay vigilant near aurora and near the dawn-dusk terminators for glitches in their reception. Low-latitude GPS/GNSS reception might even improve under the influence of these weak solar storms. See details of the coming storms, when this new active region will be in view, catch up on aurora photos, and see what else is in store! For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below. Aurora Photography: Donna Plumas, Manitoba, Canada: https://twitter.com/LachDonna/status/1011766673135882241 Kim Hines, North of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: https://twitter.com/KimHinesSN/status/1010444283650985984 Anne-Marie Gutschlag, Invercargill, New Zealand: https://twitter.com/AnneMarie224/status/1010489702439251968 Ulrich Beinert, flight over Canada from Los Angeles to Munich: http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=145555&PHPSESSID=e206ckoql3ov4ukbtbgc6p0pb4 Catalin Tapardel, Cherhill, Alberta, Canada: http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=145666&PHPSESSID=e206ckoql3ov4ukbtbgc6p0pb4 Solar Imaging and Analysis: SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/ Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/ Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/ Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ GONG magnetic field synoptic movie: https://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/standard_movie.html GONG magnetic field synoptic charts: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/ LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch Solar Wind: DISCOVR solar wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/real-time-solar-wind ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ace-real-time-solar-wind NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: https://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261 NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere: GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-magnetometer Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap/ Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wing-kp USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/ USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/ NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://sol.spacenvironment.net/raps_ops/current_files/globeView.html Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites: NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/ None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use. Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

Project Scientist Nicky Fox of Johns Hopkins APL and UCLA's Marco Velli, observatory scientist, discuss the Sun's corona and how Parker Solar Probe will investigate the processes that drive the solar wind. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

Johns Hopkins APL's Rosanna Smith and Gordon Maahs discuss what makes Parker Solar Probe's solar arrays so special, and how they will operate both close to and far from our star. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

UC Berkeley's Stuart Bale, principal investigator for the FIELDS instrument suite, talks with Johns Hopkins APL's Jennifer Fischer about how FIELDS will measure electric and magnetic fields and waves around the Sun. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

Evan Smith, fault management test lead, and Sanae Kubota, fault management lead engineer - both of Johns Hopkins APL - discuss how Parker Solar Probe's team ensures the spacecraft can protect itself while on its historic mission to the Sun. This includes simulations of potential issues that could possible arise during the mission to make sure the team and the spacecraft are ready for launch.

The FIELDS antennae are a critical part of Parker Solar Probe's science operations. They need to be stowed alongside the spacecraft during launch, and released for deployment when safely in space. Johns Hopkins APL's Jennifer Fischer, Randy Schlotterbeck, and Sarah Bucior explain and perform a test of the release mechanism, known as "clam shells." Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

Parker Solar Probe's launch vehicle - the Delta IV Heavy, the most powerful rocket currently used by NASA - will carry the spacecraft into space later this year, marking the first time the Delta IV Heavy will carry a NASA science mission aloft. Johns Hopkins APL's Jennifer Fischer, deputy system assurance lead, interviews Project Manager Andy Driesman about the launch and the efforts to date to make this historic mission possible. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

Deputy Lead Mechanical Engineer Felipe Ruiz of Johns Hopkins APL explains how the team installs the battery that Parker Solar Probe will use during its seven-year mission to unlock the mysteries of the Sun. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

Deputy Project Manager Patrick Hill and Systems Assurance Lead Luke Becker, both of Johns Hopkins APL, discuss the planning involved in flying Parker Solar Probe from Maryland to Florida - and why it's smarter to fly than drive. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

How do you design the trajectory of a mission to the touch the sun? Johns Hopkins APL's Yanping Guo, mission design and navigation manager, explains how the alignment of the planets led to the creation of the best route for NASA's Parker Solar Probe. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

Nick Pinkine, Parker Solar Probe mission operations manager, explains how the team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory prepares to operate the spacecraft by performing complex mission simulations while still on the ground. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

Even though Parker Solar Probe's thermal protection system (TPS) will shield the spacecraft from the tremendous heat of the Sun as the mission flies through the corona, the integration and testing team still needs to ensure the probe will perform as expected. Johns Hopkins APL's Rosanna Smith and Elizabeth Abel explain how the Parker Solar Probe team uses the space environment simulator at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to test the spacecraft. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

The Parker Solar Probe team needs to get the spacecraft into a deep cold environment, just like it will experience while in space. Johns Hopkins APL's Felipe Ruiz and Andy Webb describe how the thermal vacuum chamber at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center creates the intense cold temps - and there's a humorous exaggeration in the explanation that true science-fiction-comedy film fans will catch!

ESO's La Silla Observatory will be enveloped in darkness by a total solar eclipse on 2 July 2019. This rare event may result in a number of bright stars and planets becoming briefly visible in the sky. As shown in this artist's impression, planets Venus and Mercury along with the bright stars Sirius, Procyon, Rigel and Betelgeuse are those which may be visible during the 2019 La Silla eclipse. The Spanish version of this video is found here. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1822g/ Credit: ESO/M. Druckmüller, P. Aniol, K. Delcourte, P. Horálek, L. Calçada.

The first 200 viewers to sign up at https://brilliant.org/scishowspace will get 20% off their annual premium subscription AND support SciShow. We can’t find evidence of the Sun’s family, or how it might have formed, but we do have some pretty good theories. Hosted by: Reid Reimers For special, curated artifacts of this universe, check out https://scishowfinds.com/ ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلطا الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m067.html http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-6256/143/3/73/meta https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-astro-081309-130830 http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-8949/90/6/068001/meta http://sci.esa.int/gaia/28820-summary/, http://sci.esa.int/gaia/47354-fact-sheet/ https://www.aao.gov.au/public/galah-survey, https://galah-survey.org/home/, http://sydney.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=14792 https://arxiv.org/pdf/1108.1570.pdf https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/449/4/4443/1188673 Images: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Violent_birth_announcement_from_an_infant_star.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sedna_solar_system_Jan1_2017.png http://www.eso.org/public/usa/videos/eso1621a/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaia_Milky_Way_star_density_map_2015-07-03.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cancer_IAU.svg

The first video shows an active region on the Sun (with an inset Earth, for size reference) taken in extreme ultraviolet, or EUV, light by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. The EVE sounding rocket supports the calibration of EUV measurements taken by spacecraft to make sure the data they provide are accurate. With the usual focus on satellite-based solar imagery, one often forgets about the important contributions of ground-based observatories. Here we present a video of imagery collected at the Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) site of the National Solar Observatory (NSO). The light from the Sun is passed through a filter that admits light from the hydrogen alpha spectral line (6562.8 angstroms or 656.28 nanometers) in the red region of the spectrum. This reveals many details which cannot be seen in our usual broad-spectrum view of the Sun, particularly filaments across the solar disk and limb. Ground-based observatories are subjected to a number of challenges different from their space-based counterparts, including gaps in the visibility of their target (i.e. nighttime), clouds (some slightly visible in this movie) and atmospheric turbulence (also some visible here). The spectral line for hydrogen alpha is a deep red and rather dark for regular digital displays. For this visualization, we have used a brighter 'blackbody' colour table to improve visibility.

This video shows an active region on the Sun (with an inset Earth, for size reference) taken in extreme ultraviolet, or EUV, light by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. The EVE sounding rocket supports the calibration of EUV measurements taken by spacecraft to make sure the data they provide are accurate. Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Solar Dynamics Observatory/Steele Hill Download: https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/gallery/movies/Dynamic_Looping_Action_sm.mp4 Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/sounding-rocket-takes-a-second-look-at-the-sun

Parker Solar Probe Project Manager Andy Driesman and Project Scientist Nicky Fox, both from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, discuss the installation of a plaque dedicating the mission to its namesake, Eugene Parker, who first theorized the existence of the solar wind. This is the first NASA mission to be named for a living person. On the plaque is a memory card containing Parker's 1958 paper about the solar wind, photographs of him during his career, and 1,137,202 names submitted by the public to join the mission on its historic journey to touch the Sun Learn more at http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/index.php and https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe

Space Weather begins to calm down this week as we move through the latter part of a fast solar wind stream. This fast wind brought us a moderate level solar storm early this week and aurora was seen as far south as Colorado. Catch up on aurora pictures, learn why amateur radio propagation is back in the marginal range, and what else our Sun has in store for us. For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below. Aurora Photography: Lone Athanasakis, Denmark: https://twitter.com/Lathanafoto/status/992954362694598656 https://twitter.com/Lathanafoto/status/993537711385513984 James Rowley-Hill, Norfolk, UK: https://twitter.com/chunder10/status/993125303282171906 Johan Van Der Wielen, Schiermonnikoog, The Netherlands: https://twitter.com/Johan_vd_Wielen/status/992955692867780608 Henning Untiedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=144360&PHPSESSID=eo6s4vtqtok2glcom4scb6kt61 Mike MacLellan, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada: https://twitter.com/NBStormChaser/status/992984805137571840 Brent Mckean, Eastern Manitoba, Canada: https://twitter.com/BrentMckean501/status/993232415329046534 Notanee Bourassa, Southern Saskatchewan, Canada: https://twitter.com/DJHardwired/status/993671648451616769 Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire, USA: https://twitter.com/MWObs/status/992967300981673986 Mitch LaPrès, Ludigton, Michigan, USA: https://twitter.com/mitch_muffins/status/992971305761824769 Derick Wilson, Paradox Valley, Colorado, USA: https://twitter.com/TheUmno/status/993659858858766337 Ann Gutschlag, near Invercargill, New Zealand: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1959234474088222&set=gm.2129191510428269&type=3&theater&ifg=1 Ian Griffin, Otago Peninsula, NewZealand: https://twitter.com/iangriffin/status/993932627349389322 I'm Granticus, Christchurch, New Zealand: https://twitter.com/viralpoet/status/993797219353587712 Sussan Says, Hobart, Tasmania: https://twitter.com/SussanSays/status/993478910728810496 Solar Imaging and Analysis: SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/ Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/ Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/ Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ GONG magnetic field synoptic movie: https://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/standard_movie.html GONG magnetic field synoptic charts: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/ LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch Solar Wind: DISCOVR solar wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/real-time-solar-wind ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ace-real-time-solar-wind NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: https://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261 NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere: GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-magnetometer Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap/ Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wing-kp USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/ USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/ NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://sol.spacenvironment.net/raps_ops/current_files/globeView.html Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites: NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/ None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use. Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

A revolutionary highly reflective coating could enable spacecraft to get closer to the sun than ever before. NASA 360 takes a look at the NASA Innovative Advanced Concept (NIAC) that explores the capabilities and benefits of a new solar protection system. To watch the in-depth presentation about this topic please visit: http://bit.ly/2ACdz0o This video represents a research study within the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. NIAC is a visionary and far-reaching aerospace program, one that has the potential to create breakthrough technologies for possible future space missions. However, such early stage technology developments may never become actual NASA missions. For more information about NIAC, visit: www.nasa.gov/niac.

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Like this content? Please consider becoming a patron: https://patreon.com/DeepAstronomy In just a few short months, NASA will launch the Parker Solar Probe, a mission designed to get the closest we've ever been to the Sun. NASA's historic Parker Solar Probe mission will revolutionize our understanding of the Sun, where changing conditions can propagate out into the solar system, affecting Earth and other worlds. The Parker Solar Probe will travel through the Sun’s atmosphere, closer to the surface than any spacecraft before it, facing brutal heat and radiation conditions — and ultimately providing humanity with the closest-ever observations of a star. Please join Tony Darnell and Dr. Harley Thronson and discuss this amazing mission with members of the Parker Solar Probe team. Follow DeepAstronomy on Twitter: @DeepAstronomy Like DeepAstronomy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepAstronomy/ Like Space Fan News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpaceFanNews/

Fast solar wind bombards Earth this week from a large coronal hole gracing much of the Sun's face. We have already reached storm conditions from the early blast of this wind, with aurora dipping down into mid-latitudes. We will likely reach active conditions again sporadically throughout this week. Aurora photographers should stay on their toes, especially at high-latitudes. Amateur radio operators should enjoy auroral propagation modes, especially at night, and GPS users should enjoy clear signals away from the aurora. On top of this storm, the Sun gives us a momentary glimpse at an active region that looks to be coming from the new solar cycle. As cycles typically overlap each other by a few years, this is not uncommon. In fact, we will see more and more of it in the coming months. See details on this current solar storm & where aurora might be lurking, learn how ham radio & GPS fares this week, and glimpse into the future of our star! For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov For a more in-depth look at the data and images shown in this video see my previous video descriptions. I needed to save room for the links to the aurora field reporter photos highlighted this week. Dereck Blanchard, North Alberta, Canada: https://twitter.com/punkrockmohawks/status/983698999789027329 Adrien Maudruit Abisko, Sweden: https://twitter.com/ADphotography24/status/981827942182473728 Tom Lowe, Kintyre, Scotland: https://twitter.com/saloplarus/status/984176797133754369 Jonny Harrison, Mt Erebus, Antartica: https://twitter.com/JonnyHarrisonNZ/status/983800346253213696 Kim Hines, Teulon, Manitoba, Canada: https://twitter.com/KimHinesSN/status/984173221632241665 Lone Athanasakis, Denmark: https://twitter.com/Lathanafoto/status/983855839130931200 Mrs. Biely, Thompson, Manitoba: https://twitter.com/HindAbuelgasim/status/983838631537197056 Ricky Arnold, Southern Hemispehre LEO, ISS: https://twitter.com/NASA/status/984158271987748865 Göran Strand, Jämtland, Sweden: https://twitter.com/Astrofotografen/status/983821173929766913 Michele Mccue, Central British Columbia, Canada: https://twitter.com/MccueMichele/status/983607750478319616 Tim Viers, Eilliston Lake, British Columbia, Canada: https://twitter.com/OrnithopterII/status/983814752345321472 All About Lapland, Lapland, Finland: https://twitter.com/allaboutlapland/status/983632011989577729 Jake Stehli, Hartford, Wisconsin, USA: https://twitter.com/eljakeo30/status/983698707248918528 Muhammed Kizilkaya, West Iceland: https://twitter.com/Muhammediceland/status/982963139846254594 Zach Gleason, Cloquet, Minnesota, USA: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1723823670971573&set=gm.2389465554412466&type=3&theater&ifg=1 Isaac Diener Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1932161626796401&set=pcb.2389049791120709&type=3&theater&ifg=1 Ulrich Beinert, Flight from SanFrancisco to Frankfurt Germany, North of Hudson Bay: http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=143762&PHPSESSID=k36aaltj721kuhg34emcu3hks7 Will Tessier, Williston, North Dakota, USA: http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=143802&PHPSESSID=k36aaltj721kuhg34emcu3hks7 Bill Braden, Yellowknife, Canada: http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=143798&PHPSESSID=k36aaltj721kuhg34emcu3hks7 Simon Harding, Tromsø, Norway: http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=143578&PHPSESSID=k36aaltj721kuhg34emcu3hks7 None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use. Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

On April 4, 2018, Parker Solar Probe project scientist Nicky Fox of Johns Hopkins APL describes the spacecraft's April 3 journey to Florida and arrival at Astrotech Space Operations, the probe's new home before a scheduled launch on July 31, 2018 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Send Your Name to the Sun with Parker Solar Probe! http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/Name-to-Sun/ Learn more at http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/index.php

The Sun has settled down this week after what looked to be a promising beginning. We had high hopes for region 2703 as it rotated into Earth view, but it has since fizzled and we are now once again with a spotless Sun. The bright region that was once 2703 remains visible and it still shows signs of life, but solar flux remains at solar minimum conditions. This is bad news for amateur radio operators and emergency responders, who were hoping for better radio propagation. As for aurora, there is a small chance this week for shows at high latitudes due to a remnant coronal hole sending pockets of fast solar wind, but things will likely remain quiet at mid-latitudes. However, more chances for solar storming come next week, when a large coronal hole gives us a much better chance for aurora. Catch more details on this coronal hole, learn how region 2703 is affecting amateur radio and GPS operations, and see what else the Sun has in store this week! For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below. Solar Imaging and Analysis: SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/ Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/ Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/ Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ GONG magnetic field synoptic movie: https://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/standard_movie.html GONG magnetic field synoptic charts: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/ LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch Solar Wind: DISCOVR solar wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/real-time-solar-wind ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ace-real-time-solar-wind NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: https://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261 NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere: GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-magnetometer Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap/ Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wing-kp USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/ USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/ NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://sol.spacenvironment.net/raps_ops/current_files/globeView.html Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites: NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/ None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use. Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

Like this content? Please consider becoming a patron: https://patreon.com/DeepAstronomy Eruptions from the Sun cause Aurora and are the drivers of space weather throughout the solar system. Creating beautiful night time displays and interesting features in the atmospheres of outer planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus, space weather can also disrupt communications on Earth and damage power grid equipment. But understanding space weather is complex and requires a 3 dimensional understanding of the magnetic structure of solar eruptions and how they propagate outwards. How is that done? By combining data from several spacecraft spread around Earth’s orbit and constructing 3D computer models a team of researchers is examining what happens when an ejection occurs and creates a shock wave. In particular, they are examining data from ESA/NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)and the twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) satellites. Join Tony Darnell and Carol Christian during Afternoon Astronomy Coffee on March 22 at 3PM Eastern time as they discuss with Angelos Vourlidas (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab) and Ryun Young Kwan (George Mason University) how they visualize the Sun’s Coronal Mass Ejections and what significance such events have for solar system weather. Solar Eruptions in 3D Press release: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/3-nasa-satellites-recreate-solar-eruption-in-3-d Check out our website for more content: https://deepastronomy.space/video/c_RhQcb39KM