Top 7 Common Sun Facts Everyone Must Know

The Sun has a very strong magnetic field

Solar flares occur when magnetic energy is released by the Sun during magnetic storms, which we see as sunspots. In sunspots, the magnetic lines are twisted and they spin, much like a tornado would on Earth. The Sun produces a solar wind which contains charged particles such as electrons and protons. They escape the Sun’s intense gravity because of their high kinetic energy and the high temperature of the Sun’s corona. These rays cause radio interference at certain times, produces the aurora-borealis or “The Northern Lights” cause the characteristic Tails of Comets and alter the Trajectory of Spacecraft. But the planets with strong magnetic fields such as Earth manage to deflect most of these charged particles as they approach.

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