Studying the Sun's Mysterious Corona During the Total Solar Eclipse

During the recent total solar eclipse, scientists had a unique opportunity to study the sun's corona, a million-degree plasma surrounding the sun, which holds mysteries about its extreme heat and magnetic fields. The eclipse provided a rare chance to observe this faint corona, typically impossible to view, with great clarity and inexpensively. Scientists, led by Professor Hugh Morgan, aimed to solve the puzzle of why the corona is hotter than the sun's visible surface, contrary to what is expected in cooling patterns from a heat source.