Sun Flare Jumps 15 Million Degrees - Process Anatomized By NASA Satellite

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 12:01 in Astronomy & Space

The Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) studies x-ray emissions from solar eruptions. The red (soft x-rays) and blue (hard x-rays) show the movement of particles during the flare helping to analyze the awesome power of the Sun.

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