Gravity Assist, The Sun with Nicky Fox

15/11/2017 23 min
Gravity Assist, The Sun with Nicky Fox

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Episode Synopsis

We start our “Gravity Assist” virtual tour of the solar system with – where else – the Sun! How hot is the Sun, what are solar flares, and how does space weather affect us here in Earth? Jim is joined by Project Scientist Dr. Nicky Fox of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab to talk about our fascinating star and NASA’s upcoming Parker Solar Probe—a mission to “touch the Sun.”

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