I LOVE IT.
>> SO YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT
NEOWISE, WE’LL JUST CONTINUE TO
NERD OUT HERE.
THIS IS PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN NASA AND THE EUROPEAN
SPACE AGENCY.
THEY’RE THE CLOSEST IMAGES OF
THE SUN EVER TAKEN.
FROM 48 MILLION MILES.
BUT STILL CLOSE WHEN WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT SPACE.
THEY SHOW WHAT SCIENTISTS ARE
CALLING THESE VERY TINY LITTLE
FLARE-UPS.
THEY REFER TO THEM AS CAMPFIRES.
>> THAT’S COOL.
IT’S NOT JUST COOL TO LOOK AT.
NASA HOPES THE IMAGES CAN
APPARENTLY HELP SCIENTISTS
UNDERSTAND THE SUN’S DIFFERENT
LAYERS.
HOW IT DRIVES SPACE WEATHER THAT
CAN IMPACT THINGS HERE ON EARTH.
MR. ROKER, THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME WE’VE PROBABLY EVER DEVOTED
TO SPACE DISCUSSION ON OUR
BROADCAST.
>> I’M TELLING YOU, IT’S REALLY
COOL.
THE EARTH -- THE SUN IS IN AN
11-YEAR CYCLE AND THEY HAVE
THOSE SOLAR FLARES.
THOSE SOLAR FLARES EMIT HUGE
AMOUNTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC
ENERGY.
WHICH CAN AFFECT OUR POW
GRIDS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
SO IT’S PRETTY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THIS.
>> THE IMPORTANT QUESTION IS IF
YOU CAN MAKE S’MORES ON THIS.
>> YES.
>> I KNEW IT.
