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Why is the Sun's corona so much hotter than the Sun's surface? (more unsolved problems in astronomy) The temperature of the photosphere is approximately 6,000 K, whereas the temperature of the corona reaches 1,000,000–2,000,000 K. The high temperature of the corona shows that it is heated by something other than direct heat conduction from the photosphere. It is thought that the energy ...
The Sun's gravity holds the solar system together, keeping everything – from the biggest planets to the smallest particles of debris – in its orbit. The connection and interactions between the Sun and Earth drive the seasons, ocean currents, weather, climate, radiation belts and auroras. Though it is special to us, there are billions of ...
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The Sun is currently a yellow dwarf. Like all stars, it began as a contracting nebula - effectively a cloud of dust and gas. As each particle has its own tiny gravitational pull, the dust and gas began to coalesce into a protostar. As this mass is pulled together and collapses in on itself it generates heat.
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