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nuclear fusion | a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy. |
SUNSPOT | a spot or patch appearing from time to time on the sun's surface, appearing dark by contrast with its surroundings. |
SOLAR FLARE | a brief eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface, associated with sunspots and causing electromagnetic disturbances on the earth, as with radio frequency communications and power line transmissions. |
PROMINENT | important; famous |
CORE | the dense central region of a planet, especially the nickel–iron inner part of the earth. |
RADIATIVE ZONE | The radiation zone or radiative zone is a layer of a star |
CONVECTION ZONE | The convection zone of a star is the range of radii in which energy is transported primarily by convection. In the radiation zone, energy is transported by radiation. ... |
PHOTOSPHERES | the luminous envelope of a star from which its light and heat radiate |
CHROMOSPHERE | a reddish gaseous layer immediately above the photosphere of the sun or another star. Together with the corona, it constitutes the star's outer atmosphere. |
CORONA | the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars. The sun's corona is normally visible only during a total solar eclipse when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disk of the moon. |