TIL that the Sun has a (very hot) "atmosphere" ~5x bigger than the rest of the Sun
https://www.space.com/26381-sun-atmosphere-size-nasa-spacecraft.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gj76nm/til_that_the_sun_has_a_very_hot_atmosphere_5x/
https://www.space.com/26381-sun-atmosphere-size-nasa-spacecraft.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gj76nm/til_that_the_sun_has_a_very_hot_atmosphere_5x/
Giant Waves Reveal Surprising True Size of Sun's Atmosphere
The sun's volatile atmosphere is even bigger than scientists expected, a NASA spacecraft has revealed. The space agency's STEREO satellite found that the solar atmosphere, known as the corona, stretches 5 million miles above the sun's surface.Megan Gannon (Space)
