Book Review: The Sun: Beginner’s Guide to Our Local Star
We’re back with another book review: a guide to the sun by Dr. Ryan French!
We’re back with another book review: a guide to the sun by Dr. Ryan French!
Even though the Sun is the nearest star to us, there’s a lot we still don’t understand about it and its activity. These authors present an interesting case of a unique type of solar radio emission occurring under conditions it doesn’t normally do so.
“Twists, turns, and dynamic interplay between magnetic fields and plasma in the Sun’s atmosphere”: We interviewed solar physicist George Fisher about his plenary talk at the upcoming #AAS242!
Humans aren’t the only things that track evidence of cosmic history. See how modern astronomers use ancient tree-rings to investigate solar activity!
Today’s authors investigate a young star hosting an exoplanet, and watch as its X-ray flares speed up the planet’s evaporation!
Guest author Neha Krishnakumar describes how the sun can have life-changing effects on one of the most unlikely parts of Earth: whales. The effects of solar storms are thought to increase the number of whale strandings that occur each year.