Start with The Sun, The Star We Never Look At | Aman Priyadarshi Kumar | TEDxABQ

O astrofísico Aman Priyadarshi Kumar apresenta o Sol como um mundo magnético em constante agitação, e não como um mero cenário. Sua pesquisa na New Mexico State University estuda a atmosfera solar, incluindo chamas solares e estruturas de plasma semelhantes a tornados. Ele explica como os campos magnéticos transportam energia e massa por essa atmosfera. A palestra, apresentada em um evento TEDx organizado de forma independente, convida o público a redescobrir a estrela que molda a vida na Terra.

• O Sol como um mundo magnético dinâmico
• Chamas solares e estruturas de plasma na atmosfera
• O papel dos campos magnéticos no transporte de energia

Astrophysicist Aman Priyadarshi Kumar reframes the Sun from background scenery into a churning magnetic world worth rediscovering. Aman Priyadarshi Kumar is a second-year astronomy Ph.D. student at New Mexico State University studying the Sun's dynamic atmosphere — solar flares, swirls, and tornado-like plasma structures. A NASA FINESST award recipient, he researches how magnetic fields drive energy and mass through the solar atmosphere. Originally from India, Aman graduated magna cum laude from CU Boulder in astrophysics and physics, later named one of its Amazing Grads. In his talk, he reframes the Sun not as background scenery but as a churning magnetic world worth studying — inviting us to look up and rediscover the star that shapes life on Earth. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx