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

In other words, the coronagraph acts like an artificial Moon, blocking the Sun's bright surface to let scientists continuously observe its faint outer corona -something the real Moon does only during eclipses.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

"At present, models assume that the distribution of various elements in the corona is constant throughout space and time, which clearly isn't the case," said Benavitz.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

Unlike the water that falls from clouds on Earth, solar rain takes place in the Sun's corona, the outermost layer made of intensely hot plasma.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

He recognized her hair, an over-teased corona of dyed blonde curls and her scent of lemons and aerosol.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan