{"product_id":"explore-alliance-presents-how-do-you-know-episode-38-parker-solar-probe","title":"Explore Alliance Presents: How Do You KNOW? – Episode #38: ''Parker Solar Probe\"","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn order to unlock the mysteries of the corona, but also to protect a society that is increasingly dependent on technology from the threats of space weather, NASA sent the the first space mission to touch the Sun, the Parker Solar Probe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe namesake of the mission, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHeliophysicist Eugene N. Parker, predicted both the solar wind, and space weather that could affect the Earth as well as astronauts and satellites in space in 1958. His initial work was rejected for publication because no one believed in a solar wind which Parker had predicted from basic principles of physics. But his hypothesis was vindicated \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhen the Mariner 2 spacecraft \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edetected solar wind particles in space in 1962.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003eSadly Dr. Parker passed away on March 15th of this year, but he was in his lifetime able to see the spacecraft launch  and to see data coming from its instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003eLearn more about the Parker Solar Probe and Eugene Parker on this 38th episode of How Do You KNOW?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003ehttps:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/pages\/explore-alliance-presents-how-do-you-know-with-dr-daniel-barth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe activities and materials provided free for the How Do You Know? program are based upon Dr. Barth’s award-winning book:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Astronomy for Educators Free e-Book\" href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.uark.edu\/oer\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAstronomy For Educators\u003c\/a\u003e. This book is used as a resource in more than 5,700 schools across the United States and in more than 50 countries world-wide. Published as an Open Educational Resource Text, it is made available from the University of Arkansas Library Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca title=\"How Do You KNOW? Index of Programs\" href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/pages\/explore-alliance-presents-how-do-you-know-with-dr-daniel-barth\"\u003eReturn to the How Do You KNOW? index of programs\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003ehttps:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/pages\/explore-alliance-presents-how-do-you-know-with-dr-daniel-barth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e The activities and materials provided free for the How Do You Know? program are based upon Dr. Barth’s award-winning book: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.uark.edu\/oer\/2\/\" title=\"Astronomy for Educators Free e-Book\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAstronomy For Educators\u003c\/a\u003e. This book is used as a resource in more than 5,700 schools across the United States and in more than 50 countries world-wide. Published as an Open Educational Resource Text, it is made available from the University of Arkansas Library Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/explorescientificusa.com\/pages\/explore-alliance-presents-how-do-you-know-with-dr-daniel-barth\" title=\"How Do You KNOW? Index of Programs\"\u003eReturn to the How Do You KNOW? index of programs\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#howdoyouknow38 #parkersolarprobe #science #stem #astronomy #explorealliance #explorescientific\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Explore Scientific","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46518262136972,"sku":"sku-41359720874156","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/5858\/0876\/files\/HowDoYouKnow_COLORcopy_9fc3f57a-2e18-4558-9c9b-02d91646b6e1.png?v=1772695480","url":"https:\/\/gobekusa.com\/products\/explore-alliance-presents-how-do-you-know-episode-38-parker-solar-probe","provider":"GobekUSA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}