(Phys.org)—Scientists at Northumbria University have begun to unlock the mystery of why the outer edge of the Sun is much hotter than its surface for the first time.
Feb 04, 2013
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(Phys.org)—The Sun's visible surface, or photosphere, is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. As you move outward from it, you pass through a tenuous layer of hot, ionized gas or plasma called the corona. The corona ...
Jan 23, 2013
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(Phys.org)—On Nov. 13, 2012, certain parts of Earth will experience a total solar eclipse, which, like all eclipses, will only be visible when you are aligned in a straight line with the moon and the sun. ...
Nov 13, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Researchers at Sandia Labs have used a large x-ray machine to create high-density plasma that approximates the photosphere of white dwarf stars. The team has posted a paper describing the process ...
Oct 15, 2012
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NASA has chosen the Naval Research Laboratory's Wide-field Imager to be part of the Solar Probe Plus mission slated for launch no later than 2018. The Solar Probe Plus, a small car-sized spacecraft will plunge ...
Sep 29, 2010
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When we look at the Sun we cannot penetrate beyond its outer surface, the photosphere, which emits the photons that make up the radiation we can see. So how can we find out what is inside it?
Feb 15, 2010
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Montana State University scientists are involved in a new space mission to figure out how energy is transferred through the sun's atmosphere.
Aug 31, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Montana State University scientists are involved in a new space mission to figure out how energy is transferred through the sun's atmosphere.
Jul 24, 2009
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