Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World
IMAGE GALLERY
This image of the corona was taken with the Yohkoh Soft X-Ray Telescope and shows the complex, hot plasmas that make up the corona
This image appears in the #58: Why is the Sun's Corona So Hot? Technology Through Time article.
Space Weather Fact
During intense solar flares, astronauts see bright flashing streaks of light as a result of high-energy particles zipping through their eyeballs.
