A Glimpse of the Sun [4K]

The Sun... both the giver of life, and destroyer of worlds. Host of the eight planets, and incubator of Earth with its light and heat. Yet in spite of its brilliance, the true nature of the sun's power remains shrouded in mystery, with scientists unable to explain many of the processes playing out in its atmosphere. But in 2024, NASA will attain their closest glimpse of the sun so far, as they come just five million miles from its surface, diving into the stellar Nether Zone, to "touch" the sun itself.

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BACKGROUND TRACK:
"Christmas Ambience" by CO.AG Music

BACKGROUND FOOTAGE:
The space scenes in this video were captured using SpaceEngine Pro, a virtual universe simulator:

Other stock footage and graphic sequences were provided by Storyblocks Media:

SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Anatomy of the Sun:

Geomagnetic Storms:

Parker Solar Probe:

TOPICS
Sol, The Sun, Structure of the Sun, Photosphere, Transition Region, Corona, Coronal Heating, Alfven Surface
Solar Cycle, Solar Minimum, Solar Maximum, Magnetic Fields
Types of Space Weather, Solar Wind, Solar Flares, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Storm, Solar Eruptions
Geomagnetic Storm, Blackouts, Quebec Blackout, Carrington Event, 2012 Solar Storm
STEREO-A, Solar Heliospheric Observatory, SOHO, Solar Dynamics Observatory, SDO
Parker, Parker Solar Probe, Parker Solar Probe Corona Encounter, Parker Probe 2021
Parker Probe 2024, Touch the Sun, Touch a Star, Touch the Sun's Atmosphere

VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Welcome...
1:45 Anatomy of the Sun
5:03 The Coronal Mystery
8:21 Space Weather & the Solar Cycle
11:59 Geomagnetic Storms
15:31 The Carrington Event
18:38 A Geomagnetic Storm in 2024?
22:20 Missions to Study Space Weather
25:02 The Parker Solar Probe
30:28 Parker's 2024 Mission

[SirLoin]

It's wild to think that a single light photon, from the sun, takes nearly a 100, 000 year journey from its core, to it's surface, but then only 8 minutes to reach Earth. I love physics.

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“NASA is going to go back and touch the sun when it’s nighttime” 🤣🤣🤣

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SEA I am surprised you didn't talk about the granules. The popcorn looking things riding on the convection currents. Never the less video.

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[Ironstarfish]

The sun is so fascinating. There is a movie called Sunshine that's pretty good. It's like The Core mixed with an Event Horizon vibe but the sun version.

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"Hydrostatic Equilibrium"
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[__die]

"It's 93m miles to the Sun, we got a full tank of propellant, half a pack of heat shield tiles, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses."😎

Fantastic video, great work and a joy to watch.

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[LoneWanderer]

I see the Sun...my eyes get absolutely annihilated 😢

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