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Sun-Earth Day 2010: Magnetic Storms.

Sun-Earth Day 2010: Magnetic Storms

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Model of coronal magnetic field and a CME (Courtesy Tamas Gambosi, U. Michigan).

Model of coronal magnetic field and a CME (Courtesy Tamas Gambosi, U. Michigan).

NASA Fact

The core of the sun is nearly as dense as lead, and has a temperature of 15 million °C.