2007-02-06 06:06:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No.
What you see is the extreme heat of nuclear fusion taking place in the Sun. Hydrogen gas is converted to Helium through intense heat and immense pressure within the core of the Sun where these gases have changed from gas to liquid, and from liquid to almost a metalic substance of intense weight and heat. All of that fusion goes on and on and on. Every so often a big blob of it squirts out of possibly a relatively weak spot and becomes a jet of molten helium metal plasma that shoots up several million miles into space. Think of it as being something like grease popping and cracking in a frying pan. The pops and cracks are the jets of molten liquid you refer to.
2007-02-06 10:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the sun has no 02. That is a fussion reaction taking place up there. Fussion does not need 02.
2007-02-06 14:53:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's ejected mass (gas) from the sun.
Here's a cool photo
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
2007-02-06 14:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are not burning. They are glowing hot gas heated by nuclear fusion.
2007-02-06 14:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by Eric 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No the fire is already there.
2007-02-06 19:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋