The Coronal Heating Problem

Highlights

• ›Why is the corona hotter than the surface? Still open

The Sun, its layers & phenomena

• The Sun
• The Solar Corona
• Nanoflare Heating
• Parker Solar Probe
• Solar Orbiter

Across solar physics

• The Transition Region
• The Solar Corona
• Coronal Loop
• Nanoflare Heating

Knowledge connections

• Associated withThe Transition Region
• Associated withThe Solar Corona
• Associated withCoronal Loop
• Associated withThe Sun
• Associated withThe Solar Corona
• Associated withNanoflare Heating
• Associated withParker Solar Probe
• Associated withSolar Orbiter
• Associated withNanoflare Heating

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.