When looked at with X-ray telescopes, they shone as bright as a million suns combined. #spacescoop @unawe at #365DaysOfAstro
Sep 26th: Beaming with the Light of Millions of Suns
Tag Archives | sun
Sep 22nd: How Far Away is Fusion? Unlocking the Power of the Sun
The Sun uses its enormous mass to crush hydrogen into fusion, releasing enormous energy. How long will it be until we’ve got this energy source for Earth?
Sep 7th: Parking near the Sun
NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe, a mission to explore the Sun’s corona, or atmosphere. Professor Lucie Green, from MSSL, explains how the mission will explore how the sun drives the solar wind.
Aug 23rd: A Bad Space Joke
Go touch that sun, Mr. Parker. A journey to meet the sun and learn from it.
Aug 22nd: Orbital Mechanics
Cheap Astronomy goes around and around the issue of orbital mechanics
Aug 18th: The Parker Solar Probe Mission
NASA just launched the Parker Solar Probe, a mission designed to get the closest we’ve ever been to the Sun.
Jul 25th: The ESA Solar Orbiter Mission: Understanding our Sun
Dr Geraint Jones ( @einionyn ) speaks to Prof Louise Harra ( @louiseharra ), Prof Chris Owen ( @SOSWAPI ), and Chris Brockely-Blatt about the European Space Solar Orbiter Mission to learn about our Sun/. #365DaysOfAstro
Jul 12th: Trailer Parks on Mercury
Where’s the best place to live on Mercury? Where did the Big Bang start? lets find out the answer here at #365DaysOfAstro