Scientists Find Out Why Sun's Atmosphere Hotter Than Surface
With the corona situated further away from the heat source inside the Sun, it should logically be cooler, yet it is significantly hotter. But now scientists might have found an answer.
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With the corona situated further away from the heat source inside the Sun, it should logically be cooler, yet it is significantly hotter. But now scientists might have found an answer.
A heat dome that has been parked over the southwestern United States throughout most of July is starting to expand eastward, and millions of people in the mid-Atlantic will soon feel the effects. The temperatures in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore are predicted to top out around 100 degrees Fahrenheit at the end of the week, the hottest it has been in both cities in years. "It has not yet reached 100 in either city this year," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Bill Deger said. "In fact, it has no
Heat that has been building all summer long over the Southwest is about to spread into the Midwest and Northeast for several days from the middle to the latter part of this week, AccuWeather meteorologists say. For parts of the East, temperatures will climb to their highest levels of the year so far. The heat will pale in comparison to the extreme levels experienced in the Southwest in recent weeks. Late July is about the hottest part of the summer based on the historical average for much of the
The Sun's corona is much hotter than its surface, and the reason for this has been a mystery for nearly eighty years. But now, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter may have brought in some new clues.