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We’ve created simulations to recreate the difference in time it takes for the Sun’s equator and poles to complete rotations, and the way we’ve solved is a bit surprising. And it looks like the Milky Way may not be great at mixing metals, which gives us insight into the goings on in other galaxies.
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Sources:
doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01459-0
sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210908180617.htm
nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03780-0 (paywall)
De Cia, A., Jenkins, E.B., Fox, A.J. et al. Large metallicity variations in the Galactic interstellar medium. Nature 597, 206–208 (2021). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03780-0
Image Sources:
storyblocks.com/video/stock/planet-earth-rotating-in-space-hxprm7u
storyblocks.com/video/stock/primal-earth-images-desert-milkyway-winter-meteor-4-k-stock-rtpotikk-j74m4dqs
nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/science/solar-rotation.html
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Sun_by_the_Atmospheric_Imaging_Assembly_of_NASA%27s_Solar_Dynamics_Observatory_-_20100819.jpg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/astronomers-gain-new-insight-into-magnetic-field-of-sun-and-its-kin.html
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11168
nasa.gov/image-feature/suns-magnetic-field-portrayed
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnificent_CME_Erupts_on_the_Sun_-_August_31.jpg
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10659
nasa.gov/content/goddard/one-giant-sunspot-6-substantial-flares
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/astronomers-find-a-break-in-one-of-the-milky-way-s-spiral-arms
nasa.gov/image-feature/revealing-the-milky-way-s-center
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubble_2009_close-up.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_the_Very_Large_Telescope.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milky_way_pano.jpg
For your chance to win the Tesla Model S Plaid and support a great cause, enter at omaze.com/scishowspace.
We’ve created simulations to recreate the difference in time it takes for the Sun’s equator and poles to complete rotations, and the way we’ve solved is a bit surprising. And it looks like the Milky Way may not be great at mixing metals, which gives us insight into the goings on in other galaxies.
Hosted By: Hank Green
SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org
----------
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet & Jason A Saslow!
----------
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: dftba.com/scishow
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Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
----------
Sources:
doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01459-0
sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210908180617.htm
nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03780-0 (paywall)
De Cia, A., Jenkins, E.B., Fox, A.J. et al. Large metallicity variations in the Galactic interstellar medium. Nature 597, 206–208 (2021). doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03780-0
Image Sources:
storyblocks.com/video/stock/planet-earth-rotating-in-space-hxprm7u
storyblocks.com/video/stock/primal-earth-images-desert-milkyway-winter-meteor-4-k-stock-rtpotikk-j74m4dqs
nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/science/solar-rotation.html
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Sun_by_the_Atmospheric_Imaging_Assembly_of_NASA%27s_Solar_Dynamics_Observatory_-_20100819.jpg
nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/astronomers-gain-new-insight-into-magnetic-field-of-sun-and-its-kin.html
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11168
nasa.gov/image-feature/suns-magnetic-field-portrayed
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnificent_CME_Erupts_on_the_Sun_-_August_31.jpg
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10659
nasa.gov/content/goddard/one-giant-sunspot-6-substantial-flares
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/astronomers-find-a-break-in-one-of-the-milky-way-s-spiral-arms
nasa.gov/image-feature/revealing-the-milky-way-s-center
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubble_2009_close-up.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_the_Very_Large_Telescope.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milky_way_pano.jpg
