[SunkenCiv]

Why is the Sun's outer atmosphere hotter than its fiery surface? Thanks to NASA's Parker Solar Probe, University of Michigan researchers believe they will soon have an answer. In roughly two years, the probe will be the first manmade craft to enter the zone of preferential heating boundary. The Parker Solar Probe lifted off in August 2018 and had its first rendezvous with the sun in November 2018 -- already getting closer to the sun than any other human-made object. In the coming years, Parker will get even closer with each pass until the probe falls below the Alfvén point. In their paper, Kasper and Klein predict it should enter the zone of preferential heating in 2021 as the boundary expands with increasing solar activity. Then, NASA will have information direct from the source to answer all manner of long-standing questions. This research is led by Justin Kasper, an Associate Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at U-M. | Solving the Sun's burning mystery | Michigan Engineering | Published on June 4, 2019 | YouTube

[Telepathic Intruder]

Alfven waves. Named after the first to discover them, no doubt.

[Mark17]

Do you suppose some ass hat 🎩 libtard will propose a new tax, that will be used to cool down the sun’s atmosphere?

[zeestephen]

Many years ago, I recall reading that “super-heating” in the corona is something of a misnomer because the gases are so rarefied in that region they lack the density to really “heat” up anything.

Is that basically correct?

[Jim Noble]

Regarding this and other probes: It is a very bad idea to f*** around with the sun.

[mosesdapoet]

Solar wind heats up planet Jupiter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3740786/posts

[Rebelbase]

Since it’s orbiting the sun does it have a rear facing camera so it can scan for Nibiru?