On Earth Day, NASA released a stunning video view of three years of activity on the Sun recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. This imagery, speaking both of the stability and turbulence of the star that makes life here possible (and could greatly disrupt it) prompted me to think we should consider a slight shift in the spelling of Sunday ? to Sun Day. My Twitter note has the video and my proposal:
The satellite is part of NASA?s vital ?Living With a Star? program. As the agency explains:
The Sun, our closest star, is still a great mystery to scientists. SDO will help us understand where the Sun?s energy comes from, how the inside of the Sun works, and how energy is stored and released in the Sun?s atmosphere? yes, the Sun has an atmosphere! By better understanding the Sun and how it works, we will be able to better predict and better forecast the ?weather out in space? providing earlier warnings to protect our astronauts and satellites floating around out there.
Let?s hope we find a way to sustain the budgets for such enterprises.
Source: http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/should-sunday-become-sun-day/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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