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[–] ourob@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 2 years ago (4 children)
[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Judging by the video quality, I'm just going to assume NASA just used a giant catapult to fling a Nokia 3310 at the sun

[–] kaupas24@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm no expert, but I assume it's a highly specialized camera where the image quality wasn't the priority.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's exactly what I said tho

[–] kaupas24@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Ah. I thought you meant the video quality was bad. But yea the space probe is probably indestructible

[–] ech@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That is so cool! Any insight into what is transmitting the sound being picked up by the mics? Is there just enough material surrounding the probe to pick up the shock wave?

[–] potterman28wxcv@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

It sounds like space wind

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Nucelar@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] sixCats@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

That’s plasma yo

[–] pbjamm@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

The Sun is a mass

of incandescent gas

a gigantic nuclear furnace!

[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that the Milky Way at 0.22?... Wow!

[–] myfavouritename@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I thought that too when I saw it. But I believe the Parker solar probe only looks at the sun. That was probably a huge disruption on the surface of the sun, similar to the little spots that are seen before and after, but on a much larger scale.

Could that have been the site of the eruption that caused the plume that the probe flew through?