Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Sun is restless again! A massive coronal hole has opened up, sending streams of solar wind racing toward Earth. These high-speed particles not only light up our skies with dazzling auroras but can also affect satellites, power grids, and communications.
In this special SETI Live, heliophysicist Dr. Becca Robinson (SETI Institute) joins host Simon Steel (Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute) to explain what coronal holes are, how they form, and what their impacts mean for both our technology and our understanding of the Sun.
Join us on October 7 at 2:30 pm PT for a deep dive into the science of solar storms, space weather, and the mysteries of our nearest star.
Aurora videos courtesy of Vincent Ledvina, The Aurora Guy, theauroraguy.com
Participate in citizen science at aurorasaurus.org
Learn more about the MUSE mission: muse.lmsal.com
#SETILive #SpaceWeather #SolarStorm #Auroras #CoronalHole #Heliophysics #SunScience #SETIInstitute
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The Sun is restless again! A massive coronal hole has opened up, sending streams of solar wind racing toward Earth. These high-speed particles not only light up our skies with dazzling auroras but can also affect satellites, power grids, and communications.
In this special SETI Live, heliophysicist Dr. Becca Robinson (SETI Institute) joins host Simon Steel (Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute) to explain what coronal holes are, how they form, and what their impacts mean for both our technology and our understanding of the Sun.
Join us on October 7 at 2:30 pm PT for a deep dive into the science of solar storms, space weather, and the mysteries of our nearest star.
Aurora videos courtesy of Vincent Ledvina, The Aurora Guy, theauroraguy.com
Participate in citizen science at aurorasaurus.org
Learn more about the MUSE mission: muse.lmsal.com
#SETILive #SpaceWeather #SolarStorm #Auroras #CoronalHole #Heliophysics #SunScience #SETIInstitute
If you like science, support the SETI Institute! We're a non-profit research institution whose focus is understanding the nature and origins of life in the universe. Donate here: seti.org/donate
Learn more about the SETI Institute and stay up-to-date on awesome science:
- Subscribe to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/SETIInstitute
- Watch our streams over on Twitch at twitch.tv/setiinstitute
- Listen to our podcast, Big Picture Science [http://www.bigpicturescience.org](http://www.bigpicturescience.org/)/
- Subscribe to our newsletter seti.org/signup
- Buy merchandise from Chop Shop chopshopstore.com/collections/seti-institute/SETI
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