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June 2019
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Videos, June 2019
Sun 101 | National Geographic
The sun keeps the planets in its orbit with a tremendous gravitational force. What would happen if it disappeared entirely? Learn about the star at the center of our solar system, and how it is critical to all life as we know it.
All About the Sun for Kids: Astronomy and Space for Children
The Sun is a giant ball of burning hot gasses, millions of degrees at its core! The sun is a star (yes, really!) that provides the heat and energy that life on Earth needs to survive. It may look peaceful from where we sit, but 93 million miles/150 million km away - that's how far it is - the sun is churning and roiling with eruptions of radiation bigger than the earth!
What If You Poured Some Water On The Sun?
The solar system is vast and full of mystery, and even the people who have explored it don’t know exactly what’s out there. But the sun has never been disputed. Nevertheless, the center of our universe won’t always be there. The timeline for its demise is a long way off, but could anything be done to make it happen sooner? Could pouring a glass of water on the sun extinguish it?
NASA | Sun for Kids
Our sun is very dynamic and its turbulent surface produces some of the largest eruptions in the solar system. Called coronal mass ejections, these eruptions can cause serious damage when they reach our planet by disrupting satellites and other communication devices. Our TV may not work, our cell phones will be down, a high speed train may run loose and if an astronaut happens to be on the moon at the time when the sun erupts, he or she would be in great danger.
NASA uses satellites such as the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), to predict these events so that we have a warning of at least 2-3 days to protect our expensive communication devices during a solar eruption. SOHO is just one of the instruments that NASA uses to help scientists understand our sun better along with other satellites and large observatories on Earth.
Secrets of the Sun - PBS Nova
Websites, June 2019
Sun Emits a Solstice Flare | NASA Science
- NASA | The SunLearn more about the Sun from NASA.
- Space Facts | The SunInteresting facts about the Sun.
- Nine Planets | The SunA guide to our solar system and beyond.
eBooks on Solar Power
Power from the Sun by Call Number: WSU Access ID & Password RequiredISBN: 9780865718296Publication Date: 2016-12-27Written for the layman, this is the fully revised and updated guide for individuals and businesses interested in generating their own electricity using the Sun. Practical and accessible, it provides a basic understanding of electricity, wiring, and solar energy, and guides the reader through site assessment and determining the type of system needed, providing a solid understanding of grid-tied and off-grid systems, along with important guidelines on installation.
Taming the Sun by Call Number: WSU Access ID & Password RequiredISBN: 9780262037686Publication Date: 2018-03-02How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovation--creative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems. Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. Financial innovation is already enticing deep-pocketed investors to fund solar projects around the world, from the sunniest deserts to the poorest villages. Technological innovation could replace today's solar panels with coatings as cheap as paint and employ artificial photosynthesis to store intermittent sunshine as convenient fuels. Although solar can't power the planet by itself, it can be the centerpiece of a global clean energy revolution.
Sun Towards High Noon by Call Number: WSU Access ID & Password RequiredISBN: 9814774170Publication Date: 2017-03-27The meteoric expansion of the solar (PV) industry resulted from an incredible reduction in the prices of PV systems--first described in the author's earlier book Sun above the Horizon. It began early in the new century and continued in the following decade with an extraordinary upswing. As a result, by the end of 2016, the worldwide PV operational power capacity grew to some 300 GW. Most of this increased capacity, 250 GW, was installed during the years 2010-2016. Suddenly PV started to affect the traditional generation of electricity and helped reduce carbon emissions and other environmental impacts. This book describes how this happened.
Electronic Journals, June 2019
- Icarus: International Journal of Solar System StudiesCovers original contributions in the field of planetary science. Reports the results of new research - observational, experimental, or theoretical - concerning the astronomy, geology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, biology, and other scientific aspects of the solar or extrasolar systems.
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