Exploring the Sun with Solar Orbiter Video

Name: Virtual Family Day: Sun--Solar Orbiter Discussion. March 2021.
Uploaded: 2021-03-15T20:11:20-07:00
Duration: 17 min 58 s
Description: Discussion with Dr. Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla, NASA’s project scientist on Solar Orbiter, a mission dedicated to solar and heliospheric physics.Find more Virt...

Levels	Intermediate (6-8) Introductory (K-5) Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type	Film/Documentary/Show
Heliophysics Big Ideas	Big Idea 2.2 – The Sun defines the space…
NGSS	ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics	Magnetosphere Space Weather Solar Wind Heliosphere Sun Corona
Heliophysics Missions	Solar Orbiter Parker Solar Probe
Material Cost per Learner	Free
Language	English

Watch a conversation about the Solar Orbiter mission with NASA scientist Dr. Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla. This 17-minute video was recorded as part of the Museum of the North's Virtual Family Day series. In the video, Dr. Nieves-Chinchilla talks about how and why NASA studies the Sun.

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