The Inter-Change Connection and the Sun's Solar Wind

Parker became the first spacecraft to enter the sun's corona in April 2021. Data cited in this paper was taken at a distance of 13 solar radii, roughly 9 million kilometers from the sun's surface. By understanding these smaller releases of energy that are constantly occurring on the sun, researchers hope to better understand and possibly even predict the larger eruptions which launch plasma out in the space towards Earth.

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