The outer layer of our star's (the Sun's) atmosphere
(solar corona) is composed of extremely high
temperature gas (plasma) with temperature near
to two million degrees C. The outer layer by
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I am always amazed at your scientific information. My simple brain can rarely understand anything you tell about. See, I didn't even know there WAS a mystery about the sun's corona, and now you have gone and solved it! Well done!
I didn't solve it, but scientists with the help of 2 satellites did. My 2 line explanation is vague. The links in the poet's notes might be understandable. The short story is that it's the magnetism of the sun that causes the heat. Note that the magnetism is predicted to decline. My next poem may address that.