Why the outer regions of the solar atmosphere are much hotter than the underlying surface is a long-standing question. New high-resolution observations revise the role of waves in the energy transfer and offer an insight into the processes at play.
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Stangalini, M. Wave energy in the solar atmosphere. Nat Astron 7, 761–762 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-01955-5
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