Getting to CNO About the Sun with Solar Neutrinos - Michael Wurm - Borexino Collaboration - Astronomy News with The Cosmic Companion Dec. 8, 2020

<p>This week, we welcome Dr. Michael Wurm from the Borexino Collaboration &nbsp;to the show. He recently led a new study examining neutrino emissions &nbsp;from the Sun, revealing details of the nuclear furnace burning at the &nbsp;heart of our parent star. &nbsp;</p> <p>But first, we head out to the outskirts of the Solar System, where the long-lived Voyager spacecraft have seen quick-moving particles driven off the surface of the Sun. We will also journey back in time, to the formation of the Moon, as researchers using supercomputer simulations recreate a titanic collision between the Earth and a Mars-sized body four billion years ago. Then, we will take a look up in the sky, readying ourselves for the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn taking place on the Winter Solstice.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-cosmic-companion/support</a>