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Probe beams home the first images and audio from inside the sun's atmosphere
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:32 am
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:32 am
The Parker Solar Probe recently became the first space probe to journey within the Sun's outer atmosphere, thus becoming the first man made object to "touch the sun." It beamed back video as well as audio of its journey, capturing the sound of our star's intense solar winds:
While making its flyby at a distance of 3.8 million miles, the probe reached speeds in excess of 430,000 MPH, making it the fastest man made object to date.
Space.com article
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If tweet fails to load, click here. While making its flyby at a distance of 3.8 million miles, the probe reached speeds in excess of 430,000 MPH, making it the fastest man made object to date.
Space.com article
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 8:35 am
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Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:34 am to RollTide1987
I have nothing to add other than that’s pretty cool
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:35 am to RollTide1987
Well that's pretty neat
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:38 am to RollTide1987
Since sound doesn’t travel in space, how did they do that? Not being a smartass genuinely curious
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:38 am to RollTide1987
NGL I was totally expecting to be Rickrolled.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:40 am to RollTide1987
Hearing the sun isn't normal.
But on acid, it is.
But on acid, it is.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:40 am to EmperorGout
quote:
Since sound doesn’t travel in space, how did they do that? Not being a smartass genuinely curious
It's a good question and here's the ChatGPT answer (
): quote:
Probes in space don't directly capture "sound" in the traditional sense because sound waves cannot travel through the vacuum of space; instead, they detect various electromagnetic waves like plasma waves, radio waves, and magnetic field fluctuations, which are then converted into audible sounds through a process called "sonification" once the data reaches Earth, allowing scientists to "hear" the phenomena happening in space.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:40 am to RollTide1987
That is legitimately incredible.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:40 am to EmperorGout
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Since sound doesn’t travel in space, how did they do that?
quote:
sun's atmosphere
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:43 am to RollTide1987
Meh, looks like something out of Lost in Space.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:44 am to CocomoLSU
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That is legitimately impossible.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:49 am to RollTide1987
It didn't see any of these?
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:52 am to RollTide1987
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capturing the sound of our star's intense solar winds:
Sounded like TIE fighters. The Empire is near!
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:53 am to RollTide1987
New Star Wars imagery and sounds incoming.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:58 am to RollTide1987
So, what man-made material is that probe made of? What's the temperature of the Sun's atmosphere? How is all this possible?
Posted on 1/5/25 at 9:00 am to RollTide1987
the sun's audio sounds better than Yoko's singing...
Posted on 1/5/25 at 9:01 am to coastland909
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So, what man-made material is that probe made of?
Not man made
Using materials we got from aliens
Posted on 1/5/25 at 9:01 am to coastland909
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So, what man-made material is that probe made of? What's the temperature of the Sun's atmosphere? How is all this possible?
I think atmosphere means something different for the sun than earth. They’re still a crap ton distance away.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 9:04 am to RollTide1987
Couldn’t be bothered to fit the craft with a camera capable of sending back color images I guess
Posted on 1/5/25 at 9:09 am to RollTide1987
It’s like staring out the window of the truck watching the fence line blur as you listen to the hum of the mud tires.
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