AaS! 238: What Makes the Sun's Corona So Dang Hot?
Ask a Spaceman!17 Des 2024

AaS! 238: What Makes the Sun's Corona So Dang Hot?

How can the solar corona be hotter than the surface? What has the Parker Solar probe learned so far? What do magnetic fields have to do with all this? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman!

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