Thermonuclear Art – The Sun In Ultra-HD (4K)

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It’s always shining, always ablaze with light and energy. In the ubiquity of solar output, Earth swims in an endless tide of particles. Every time half of the Earth faces the Sun, we experience the brightness of daytime, the Sun’s energy and light driving weather, biology and more. But in space, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) keeps an eye on our nearest star 24/7. SDO captures images of the Sun in 10 different wavelengths, each of which helps highlight a different temperature of solar material. In this video we experience images of the Sun in unprecedented detail captured by SDO. Presented in ultra-high definition video (4K) the video presents the nuclear fire of our life-giving star in intimate detail, offering new perspective into our own relationships with grand forces of the solar system. The Sun is always changing and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is always watching. Launched on February 11, 2010, SDO keeps a 24-hour eye on teh entire disk of The Sun, with a prime view of hte graceful dance of solar material coursing through The Sun's atmosphere, the corona. SDO captures images of The Sun in 10 different wavelengths, each of which helps nighlight a different temperature of solar material. Different temperatures can, in turn, show specific structures on The Sun such as solar flares, which are gigantic explosions of light and x-rays, or coronal loops, which are stream of solar material travelling up and down looping magnetic field lines. Scientists study these images to better understand the complex electromagnetic system causing the constant movement on The Sun, which can ultimately have an effect closer to Earth, too. Flares and another type of solar explosion called coronal mass ejections can sometimes disrupt technology in space. Moreover, studying our closest star is one way of learning about other stars in the galaxy. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. built, operates, and manages the SDO spacecraft for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C. Related Media Solar Dynamics Orbiter (SDO) Anniversary: Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6vzpF_OEV8loCaJ1JCoZmL2ocFpO--dX Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6vzpF_OEV8nng-A1IBQyZSiZDRwF1mCn Astronomy & Space Ultra High Definition: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6vzpF_OEV8leKPtUXmV2xr1102deFKvk Completed on November 1, 2015 Credit: The SDO Team, Genna Duberstein and Scott Wiessinger, Producers