Watching the Sun's Hidden Crown | Philadelphia News

Philadelphia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 9, 2026 · 1m

A total solar eclipse is rolling through Greenland, Iceland, and Spain this Wednesday—turning midday into twilight and offering a rare glimpse of the sun’s blazing corona. Usually hidden by the sun’s glare, this outer atmosphere reveals itself only during totality, showing delicate, magnetic-field-shaped tendrils that scientists are still trying to decode. The corona’s extreme heat—far hotter than the sun’s surface—is believed to be powered by magnetic forces, which also fuel the solar wind that can disrupt satellites and GPS. With solar activity still high after the peak cycle, experts like…