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Watch Anatomy of the Sun

 

  • How might observations of the Sun's outermost layers reveal what's happening in the interior?
  • And how could this information be used to predict solar storms in the future?
  • Where are radiation, conduction and convection occuring in the Sun?

 

Watch The Sun's Energy 

 

 

 

  • Which two complementary forces keep the Sun from blowing itself up?

 

Read Nucleosynthesis

  • What elements are currently being synthesized in the Sun?
  • How are heavier elements made?
Watch The Dynamic Sun 

 

  • What forces cause the Sun's magnetic field to become both stronger and more tangled?
  • How do these changes influence solar activity and the potential for powerful solar storms?