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Article: Scientist Theorizes Iron-Rich Sun May Lie at Core of Solar Flares.
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- October 30, 2003
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Byline: University of Missouri, Rolla
ROLLA, Mo., Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The spate of solar storms to hit Earth in recent days may be caused by the sun's iron-rich interior, says a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher who theorizes that the sun's core is made of iron rather than hydrogen.
Dr. Oliver Manuel, a professor of nuclear chemistry, believes that iron, not hydrogen, is the sun's most abundant element. In a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Fusion Energy, Manuel asserts that the "standard solar model" -- which assumes that the sun's core is made of hydrogen -- has led to misunderstandings of how such solar flares occur, as ...