Hinode probes the Sun's mysteries

Abstract

Investigating the interaction of the Sun's magnetic field with its outer atmosphere, the Hinode spacecraft, with three telescopes on-board, is probing some of the Sun's outstanding riddles; Why a hot corona exists and how it is heated? What drives explosive events such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections; What creates the Sun's magnetic field? Hinode's 'detection of Alfvén waves' opens a new era in unlocking the secrets of the Sun.