The Sun Erupts
Explanation:
The
Sun is a seething ball of extremely hot gas. Above, the
Sun was
captured by
Skylab in 1973 throwing off one the largest
eruptive prominences in recorded history.
The Sun has survived for about 5 billion
years, and will likely survive for another 5 billion. The Sun is
not on fire, will
never explode, and a
solar flare will never destroy the Earth.
The
Sun continues to present many unanswered questions. For example:
Why is the Sun's corona so hot?
What causes the Sun's unusual magnetic field?
Why does the
Sun's center emit so few neutrinos?
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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