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Scientists Finally Solve 70-Year Mystery of Sun's 'Impossible Heat'

For decades, scientists have tried to understand how the Sun's corona (outer atmosphere) gets so blisteringly hot while its ...
Today In The Space World on MSN

Inside the Sun’s Fiery Atmosphere: A Stunning Look at the Corona Chromosphere and Photosphere

Discover the sun like never before as we explore its outer layers the corona chromosphere and photosphere and reveal the ...
AOL

New telescope technology reveals Sun’s corona in unmatched detail

For decades, scientists have struggled to see the outermost layer of the Sun, called the corona, with enough detail to unlock its secrets. This region, which blazes at millions of degrees and throws ...
ExtremeTech

New Imaging Technique Captures Sun's Corona In Dreamy Detail

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New Atlas

Yes, it rains on the Sun and scientists have finally worked out why

Did you know it rains on the Sun? Not water, of course. It's solar rain, which occurs in the Sun's corona, the outermost layer composed of intensely hot plasma. This phenomenon involves cooler, ...
Nanowerk

Discovery of elusive solar waves that could power the Sun's corona

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in solar physics by providing the first direct evidence of small-scale torsional Alfven waves in the Sun's corona - elusive magnetic waves that scientists have ...

What causes the Northern Lights?

Many got to see the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, recently but have you ever wondered what causes them? They’re caused ...