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Eclipses Yield First Images of Elusive Iron Line in Solar Corona

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar physicists attempting to unlock the mysteries of the solar corona have found another piece of the puzzle by observing the sun’s outer atmosphere during eclipses.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

ESA's Tigers on prowl for solar corona's secrets

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bring together a small group of highly motivated researchers, grant them full access to laboratory and production facilities, remove all administrative distractions, and let them work intensively ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Tiny Flares Responsible for Outsized Heat of Sun's Atmosphere

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar physicists at NASA have confirmed that small, sudden bursts of heat and energy, called nanoflares, cause temperatures in the thin, translucent gas of the sun's atmosphere to reach millions ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Scientists find giant solar twists

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have, for the first time, detected giant twisting waves in the lower atmosphere of the Sun, shedding light on the mystery of the Sun's corona (the region around the Sun, extending ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0


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