09/04/2022
By mass, our boiling ball of gas is made up of 70.6% hydrogen (the fuel for the nuclear fusion) and 27.4% helium with the remaining mass making up heavier elements that we are all made of.
There are 6 major regions in its structure, the three we can see and observe from Earth are near the surface known as the photosphere, chromosphere and outer region of the corona. During a Total Solar Eclipse, we can even see the details of the two beautiful outer regions when the bright photosphere is blocked!