Why is the Sun's atmosphere much hotter than its surface
Science | October 14, 2017 14:18 ISTThe corona is hundreds to thousands of times hotter than the Sun's visible surface, the photosphere.
The corona is hundreds to thousands of times hotter than the Sun's visible surface, the photosphere.
The “unprecedented” mission that will send humanity’s first spacecraft to a star is aimed at exploring Sun’s atmosphere and answer questions about solar physics that have puzzled scientists for over six decades.
Scientists have discovered a new world right round the corner from Earth. A new ‘super Earth’ planet was found with a mass around 5.4 times that of the Earth, orbiting a very bright star near
A team of Brazilian astronomers has discovered two new planets around a star similar to the sun known as HIP 68468. The two new planets, dubbed "super Neptune" and "super Earth", are the first to
According to a new study, soaking up in the sun is an effective way to reduce emotional distress. Mark Beecher, Professor at the Brigham Young University, US, said that the amount of time between sunrise
Planet Nine, the huge, distant planet that was predicted to exist in January, may be responsible for the unusual tilt of the Sun, a new study has found. This planet could be adding a wobble
In a major step in the quest to find out if life exists elsewhere in the universe, scientists have discovered a planet that appears to be similar to Earth circling the star closest to the sun.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its satellite, Aditya-L1, to study about the Sun, according to Mylswamy Annadurai, director, Isro satellite centre at Bengaluru. Speaking to the media on Saturday
A stunning video of plasma rain on the surface of the sun shared by NASA is sure to take your breath away. The video has been captured by premiere US space agency NASA’s Interface Region
An amazing video captured by the NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a spacecraft jointly launched by NASA and the European Space Agency in 1995, shows how a comet getting fully destroyed while diving towards
Sun has been the biggest star in our galaxy. It has not just been the source of energy to earth, but has also stored several mysteries with in. In fact, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory is
New Delhi: Earth will be the farthest from the Sun today i.e on 4 July at 05:24 pm GMT ( 09:54 PM IST). This astronomical event called the 'aphelion', happens every year, but the
New Delhi: The sun has gone "completely blank" for the second time this month suggesting that our star is entering a new period of decreased activity — one that will continue to last for about five years. Something erupted on the far side on Satur
New Delhi: A transit of Mercury over the disc of the Sun will take place in the afternoon of May 9 and will be visible from India after a gap of about ten years. The
Washington: NASA has created a video to 'see' and understand the Sun's invisible magnetic field, that may be crucial for future deep space travel, by combining real time observations and computer simulations to analyse how
Santiago: Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter orbiting a red giant star larger than the Sun and located some 290 million light years from Earth.A doctoral student
London: A 54-year-old Spanish woman banned from selling plots on the Sun on eBay has filed a lawsuit against the internet e-commerce giant.Maria Duran, from Vigo in the Spanish region of Galicia, has been claiming
New Delhi: India is baking! The heat is on as most parts of India are reeling under a severe heat wave with temperatures hovering at over 45 degrees Celsius, and more than a thousand people
Today is Earth Day – an annual event created to celebrate the planet's environment and raise public awareness about pollution. The day is observed worldwide with rallies, conferences, outdoor activities and service project.Here are some
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: NASA launched four identical spacecraft Thursday on a billion-dollar mission to study the explosive give-and-take of the Earth and sun's magnetic fields.The unmanned Atlas rocket -- and NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft --
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