Stunning new images offer glimpse of the Sun's surface in unprecedented detail

Astrophysicists used the world's most powerful solar telescope to capture images of the sun in never-before-seen detail.

NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS The Sun doesn’t just fuel almost all life on Earth. It’s also our astrophysical laboratory, the only star close enough to observe in sufficient detail. This enormous ball of hydrogen and helium is made of plasma – extremely hot, electrically charged gas. The churning of plasma within the Sun produces

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have captured images of the sun's surface in the finest detail yet, revealing a strange and dynamic facade.

Researchers were able to peek at its scorching surface with the help of the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii.

Scientists have captured images of the sun’s surface in the finest detail yet

Scientists have captured images of the sun’s surface in the finest detail yet

New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet  AP News