But if you rise up into the atmosphere of the Sun, into its corona, the temperature jumps beyond a million degrees. The surface of the Sun is hot, like 5,500 degrees Celsius.
Perhaps the biggest mystery with the Sun is the temperature of its corona. How can we predict the intensity so that we can be better prepared for dangerous solar storms? Especially the Carrington-class events that might take down huge portions of our modern society. In fact, the Sun occasionally releases enormous blasts that can damage our satellites and electrical grids. What are the factors that contribute to the solar wind? And as you know, these charged particles are not healthy for the human body, or for our precious electronics. This constant wind of charged particles is constantly blowing out into space, but sometimes it’s stronger, and sometimes it’s weaker. For starters, we don’t fully understand the solar wind blasting out of the Sun. But, it’s a great big ongoing thermonuclear reaction, and it’s right there! As soon as we get fusion, Sun, in like, 30 years or so, I tell you, we’ll be the ones laughing.īut to be honest, we still have so many questions about the Sun. Sure, it provides the energy we need for all life on Earth. If you’ve read enough of our articles, you know I’ve got an uneasy alliance with the Sun.
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