The outer layer of our star's (the Sun's) atmosphere
(solar corona) is composed of extremely high
temperature gas (plasma) with temperature near
to two million degrees C. The outer layer by
far is the part that is farthest from the core where
nuclear reactions powering the Sun occur.
It would logically be expected to be there
Where the coolest part of the Sun's gasses stir.
But no, it is 200 times hotter than the photosphere,
the layer beneath it. This 'coronal heating problem' has
puzzled astrophysicists ever since the temperature
of the corona was measured over 70 years in the past.
Now they have found that magnetic waves in solar prominence
transfer energy to the corona through absorptive resonance.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I am always amazed at your scientific information. My simple brain can rarely understand anything you tell about. See, I didn't even know there WAS a mystery about the sun's corona, and now you have gone and solved it! Well done!
I didn't solve it, but scientists with the help of 2 satellites did. My 2 line explanation is vague. The links in the poet's notes might be understandable. The short story is that it's the magnetism of the sun that causes the heat. Note that the magnetism is predicted to decline. My next poem may address that.