Lecture 2: Flying into the Sun
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Series: Big Challenges for Science
How close can you get to the sun without being fried, and why should you try to do it anyway? Amazingly, a spacecraft has ventured into the sun’s million degree hot corona without burning up and sent back information that may be crucial to understanding the sun’s changing moods, and also maintaining the health of satellite systems circling the earth.
Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy explained how we are exploring the star at the centre of the solar system.