{"id":16636,"date":"2020-10-14T00:53:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T23:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acasinhadamatematica.pt\/?p=16636"},"modified":"2020-10-14T01:26:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:26:36","slug":"the-secret-life-of-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acasinhadamatematica.pt\/?p=16636","title":{"rendered":"The Secret Life of the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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90 million miles away from us is the power that shapes our world – the sun. We see it shine in the sky above us, but beyond our sight something dramatic is happening – the sun is going into overdrive.<\/p>\n

It’s more active now that it’s been for a decade, sending eruptions of super-heated plasma and vast waves of radiation towards our planet. With the potential to disrupt our lives in dramatic ways.<\/p>\n

Using the latest satellite images, and the expertise of Britain’s leading solar scientists, Kate Humble<\/a> and Helen Czerski<\/a> reveal the inner workings of our very own star, and the influence its mysterious cycles of activity have on our planet.<\/p>\n

They discover why the light reaching us from the sun can be up to a million years old: they meet the teams who protect us by keeping a round-the-clock vigil on the sun; and investigate why some scientists think longer term changes in the sun’s behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.<\/p>\n