Cosmic dust could play key role in cracking long-standing mystery of solar corona heating
Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have discovered that charged dust grains near the sun may influence solar corona heating. Data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe suggests these dust particles alter plasma wave behavior, potentially solving a long-standing solar physics mystery.
Why it matters
Understanding why the solar corona is significantly hotter than the sun's surface is a fundamental challenge in astrophysics that impacts our knowledge of space weather.
by Russ Nelson, University of Alabama in Huntsville
The article reports on peer-reviewed scientific findings without political or social framing.
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