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Parker Solar Probe captures a phenomenon observed during eclipses — watch
NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben
In a total solar eclipse, the Moon almost entirely blocks out our view of the Sun — except for its corona.
That ghostly, uneven ring around the Sun is its outer atmosphere.
Bursts of electromagnetic energy shoot outward, but some are still tethered by the Sun’s gravity.
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