Abstract
This article in two parts presents a brief overview of the Sun’s mysteries revealed from space observations, using recent solar spacecrafts: Yohkoh, SOHO, TRACE and RHESSI.
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Solar atmosphere UV and X-ray emission observations from spacePreview
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