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b'It\\u2019s the star of our solar system, but much about the Sun is still mysterious. Find out what a new NASA mission to our favorite fireball might discover about its super-hot outer regions.\\nAlso, why the most common stars in the galaxy don\\u2019t shine thanks to nuclear energy as our Sun does. And, recreating Sol\\u2019s energy source on Earth at the National Ignition Facility.\\nPlus, an ex-Star Wars animator and photographer on how to film an atomic blast.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nPeter Kuran \\u2013 An animator on Star Wars, now a filmmaker, documentarian of \\u201cTrinity and Beyond,\\u201d and author of How To Photograph an Atomic Bomb\\n\\n\\n\\nDavy Kirkpatrick \\u2013 Astronomer, California Institute of Technology, and scientist for NASA\\u2019s WISE mission\\n\\n\\nStuart Bale \\u2013 Physicist at the University of California, Berkeley and Director of the Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory\\n\\n\\nMike Dunne \\u2013 Physicist, and Program Director for Fusion Energy at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'