Scientists simulated solar flares in the laboratory, shedding light on the mechanisms of magnetic reconnection and the heating of the solar corona.
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The mysterious atmosphere of the Sun is hundreds of times warmer than the very surface of the star, and researchers finally found the cause. A group of physicists recreated the solar environment within the laboratory to test how plasma explosions heat this thin layer. What size of the temperature difference in the...