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Why Does the Sun's Corona Reach Millions of Degrees?
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- The corona is the Sun's outer atmosphere, far hotter than its surface.
- Despite being farther from the core, the corona can exceed 1 million Kelvin.
- Scientists suspect nanoflares or magnetic waves heat the corona.
- This coronal heating problem is one of solar physics' biggest mysteries.
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