WATCH: Scientists release most detailed sun images ever
Researchers were able to peek at its scorching surface with the help of the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located on the island of Maui in Hawaii.
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WATCH: Scientists release most detailed sun images ever
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Scientists have released the most detailed images ever captured of the sun's surface using the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, revealing golden bands and swirling vortices on the star's turbulent surface. The unprecedented resolution images allowed researchers to directly observe a 150-year-old predicted phenomenon for the first time, which could help explain why the sun's corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surface—one of the greatest mysteries of the sun.
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Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sun
Highest-ever resolution pictures of our star could help show why its corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surface Golden bands and swirling vortices have been spotted on the sun in the most detailed images ever captured of the turbulent surface of our home star.…
Most-detailed-ever view of the sun's surface revealed in new images from the world's largest solar telescope
For the first time, scientists have directly observed a 150-year-old predicted phenomenon on the sun's surface that could explain why the sun's atmosphere is far hotter than its surface.
