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Have you ever wondered what’s inside the Sun, the massive star that powers our solar system? In this video, we take a deep dive into the Sun’s mysterious interior, breaking down its layers ...
The outer layers of the Sun are the Photosphere, the Chromosphere, the Transition Region and the Corona. Photosphere - The deepest layer of the Sun that we can observe directly.
Our Sun is currently in its middle age, about 4.6 billion years old, ... After its red giant phase, the Sun will shed its outer layers, forming a beautiful but fleeting planetary nebula.
Flow zone. The sun is a white-hot ball of plasma that's boiling on its surface. This boiling region is called the "convection zone," where layers and plumes of plasma roil and flow.
The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye telescope debuted a close-up of the sun captured by its new, ultra-powerful imaging tool. Here’s what you can see.