Our Explosive Sun @SVAstronomyLectures
Our Explosive Sun  @SVAstronomyLectures
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April 20, 2011
Dr. Thomas Berger (Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab)

Recent satellite missions are giving scientists dramatic new views of the Sun and the huge magnetic explosions in its outer layers that cause flares and the ejections of huge masses of superheated gas. Dr. Berger takes us on a beautiful tour through our Sun's turbulent atmosphere with images and movies from these missions.
Our Explosive SunExploring the Gravitational Wave UniverseThe Search for Intelligent Life Among the Stars: New StrategiesComparing Worlds: Climate Catastrophes in the Solar SystemSpacetime Symphony: Gravitational Waves from Merging Black HolesBlack Holes: The End of Time or a New Beginning?Charon, Plutos Companion: What We Learned from New HorizonsEstimating the Chances of Life Out ThereBeing a Mars Rover: What its Like to be an Interplanetary ExplorerLifting the Cosmic Veil: Highlights from a Decade of the Spitzer Space TelescopeChasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to PlutoOcean Worlds in the Outer Solar System
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