“What is Plasma?” by NASA SVS
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| Heliophysics Big Ideas |
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| Heliophysics Topics |
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| Material Cost per Learner | Free |
| Language | English |
Plasma makes up 99.9% of the visible universe. This video discusses what plasma is, where it lives, and how NASA studies it. It touches on electromagnetic fields created by the Sun and Earth, and how auroras happen through an explosive phenomenon called magnetic reconnection.
It also mentions several spacecraft, including the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, or MMS, Parker Solar Probe, THEMIS-ARTEMIS, and Voyager that study the surface of the Sun, space around Earth, and space between planets.