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Sun Explosions with Lika Guhathakurta
Season 15 · Episode 32

Sun Explosions with Lika Guhathakurta

Could a coronal mass ejection wipe out all electronics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen learn about The Carrington Event, eclipses, and how the Parker Solar Probe doesn’t melt with heliophysicist Lika Guhathakurta.

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Matt Kirshen, Lika Guhathakurta

June 4, 202457m 48s

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Show Notes

Could a coronal mass ejection wipe out all electronics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen learn about The Carrington Event, eclipses, and how the Parker Solar Probe doesn’t melt with heliophysicist Lika Guhathakurta.

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