Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries
Why is the Sun's corona millions of degrees hotter than its surface? And how does it maintain its inexplicably high temperature?
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"But since that's not happening, it means there's a 'mechanism' by which the corona is able to maintain its inexplicably high temperature."
— Prof R Ramesh , Academic
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Why is the Sun's corona millions of degrees hotter than its surface? And how does it maintain its inexplicably high temperature?
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