The latter include the solar wind, which is a steady stream of energetic particles; solar flares, which release in minutes as much energy as billions of hydrogen bombs; and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which blast billions of tons of matter from the sun’s corona into space.
Viimati mainitu hulka kuuluvad päikesetuul, mis kujutab endast laetud osakeste pidevat voogu; loited, mis vabastavad minutitega sama palju energiat kui miljardid vesinikupommid ühtekokku; ning krooni massi pursked, mille tagajärjel paiskub Päikese kroonist kosmosesse miljardeid tonne ainet.