corona
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The astronauts will then have the chance to study the solar corona, the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere, which will become visible as a sort of glowing halo.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
As ultraviolet rays travel outward, they pass through clouds of highly energized particles located very close to the black hole, a region known as the "corona."
From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025
Coronal Mass Ejections are huge bursts of charged plasma travelling at millions of miles an hour that explode out of the Sun's outer atmosphere or corona.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
The corona, visible during total solar eclipses, can exceed one million degrees Celsius -- hot enough to propel charged particles outward as the solar wind that fills our solar system.
From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2025
He shook it, trying to clear it, and the moths on his brow and cheeks took flight and fluttered around his head in a corona.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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