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Hi Ellen! When I was a kid I had a telescope that I used to look at Saturn and Jupiter. I could see Saturn's rings, and also some of Jupiter's moo...

3/25/2021

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: wine in space

Hi Rohit! I had not heard of this. Sure, I'd give it a try. Maybe with a nice cheese plate. :D Hey! Maybe they should try making space cheese...

3/25/2021

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: solar power

Hi Carla, Solar power is an important energy source both in space and here on Earth. I don't personally use solar panels to generate electricity...

3/25/2021

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Northern lights

Hello Norli! The Sun is an important part of the processes that cause the northern and southern lights. The Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere a...

3/24/2021

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: most exciting sun research today?

Hi Michael, Some of the Solar Week scientists don't actually study the Sun directly. Some of us are focused on understanding the interaction betwe...

3/24/2021

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Jobs for scientists

Hello, The job market for scientists in the U.S. depends upon what sort of educational background and research experience you have, if you are inte...

3/24/2021

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Work from home?

Hello Chris! I have been working from home for most of the past year. Currently, I am analyzing data from NASA satellites like the Van Allen Prob...

3/24/2021

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: navigation

Hello! Yes, the Sun can also be used to help navigate. The Vikings used something called a "Sun Compass" or "Shadow Board" to help them determine wh...

3/22/2021

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Being a scientist

I agree with Claire that writing grant proposals is one of the hardest things we do. A lot of work goes into writing a proposal, and there is a very ...

10/16/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Role models

Hi Brittani! In the field of planetary science, Margaret Kivelson who was at UCLA before she retired, is a very important scientist. She is one of...

10/16/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Carrington event today?

Hi Peter! One of the things that is difficult to predict about the potential effects of a huge geomagnetic storm like the Carrington Event is how w...

10/16/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Funniest story

Hi Nicole! A few years ago, I attended the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting in Washington, DC. I had one of the very first talks of the day...

10/16/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Problem solving

Hello Yazan! Mostly my research aims to increase our understanding of what causes various space weather phenomena. For example, right now I am stu...

10/16/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Need telescope?

Hello Biniyam! You don't need a telescope to look at the stars and identify constellations in the sky. You can also sometimes find planets like ...

10/16/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Work question

Hi Ariela! I agree with Christina that working on an instrument for a satellite or rocket, seeing it get launched into space, and then being able...

10/16/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: covid-19 challenges

Hello Darcey! Like Terry, I have also been working mostly from home since March. The COVID-19 pandemic started becoming very serious around the time...

10/16/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Research on space

Hello! Yes, I have worked on instruments that have been sent into space. Several years ago, I helped test electron detectors that were going to be u...

10/16/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Solar cycle

Hi Jules! Yes, the solar cycle affects the Earth in a lot of different ways. When the Sun is more active at the peak of the solar cycle, there are...

3/27/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: What if the sun quantum tunneled?

The Sun is huge - its diameter is about 1.3 million km. For comparison, the Earth is still pretty big, but its diameter is only about 12,000 km. ...

3/26/2020

Kris Sigsbeereplied to: RE: Is the sun hotter in the summer?

Hello, The Sun is not hotter in the summer. The energy output of the Sun does not depend upon the seasons on Earth. The seasons also are not caus...

3/25/2020