Making sense of the sun

Published November 15, 2024 at 8:43 AM EST

The sun rises and sets every day of our lives, but it still holds many mysteries. This hour, TED speakers share the latest in probing, replicating, and harnessing the power of our massive star.

Guests include astrophysicist Nour Rawafi, fusion physicist Tammy Ma, renewable energy strategist Rebecca Collyer and science journalist David Baron.

This episode of TED Radio Hour was produced by Rachel Faulkner White, Katie Monteleone, James Delahoussaye and Fiona Gieran. It was edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour.

Our production staff at NPR also includes Harsha Nahata and Matthew Cloutier. Our executive producer is Irene Noguchi. Our audio engineers were Zo VanGinhoven, Gilly Moon, Robert Rodriguez and David Greenburg.

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