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    Mystery of Coronal Heating Problem: Magnetically driven Resonance helps Heat Sun’s Atmosphere

    August 24, 2015, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    For reference, an image of the entire Sun taken by SDO/AIA in extreme ultra-violet light (false color). (Right) An image of a solar prominence at the limb of the Sun taken by Hinode/SOT in visible light (Ca II H line, false color). As shown in the image, a prominence is composed of long, thin structures called threads. A scale model of the Earth is shown on the right for reference. Credit: Image courtesy of National Institutes of Natural Sciences

    For reference, an image of the entire Sun taken by SDO/AIA in extreme ultra-violet light (false color). (Right) An image of a solar prominence at the limb of the Sun taken by Hinode/SOT in visible light (Ca II H line, false color). As shown in the image, a prominence is composed of long, thin structures called threads. A scale model of the Earth is shown on the right for reference. Credit: Image courtesy of National Institutes of Natural Sciences

    Solar physicists have captured the 1st direct observational signatures of resonant absorption, thought to play an important role in solving the ‘coronal heating problem’ which has defied explanation for over 70 years...

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