How Hot Is the Corona? Here's Why a Spacecraft Will Experience 'Only' 2,500 Degrees Fahrenheit

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 06:30 in Astronomy & Space

If you think a sunny day here on Earth gets toasty, imagine how much hotter it would be if you were flying through the upper layers of the sun's atmosphere.

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