New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have captured images of the sun’s surface in the finest detail yet, revealing a strange and dynamic facade. It’s dangerous to look directly at the sun without proper eye…
Scientists have unveiled the sun's surface with unprecedented detail, revealing a complex and dynamic facade. The images were taken using the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located on Hawaii's Maui island. Initially, the images were taken to test the telescope's capabilities, but researchers were astonished to discover they had captured the sun's surface at a higher resolution than ever before.
These images revealed strange, feathery patterns rippling across the sun's surface, reminiscent of Van Gogh's swirling skies. Solar physicist Ruizhu Chen, who was not involved in the research, compared the patterns to Van Gogh's famous work. The observed ripples were caused by bits of magnetized plasma moving past each other at varying speeds, akin to waves stirred by a wind over water.
While this phenomenon has been observed on Earth and other planets such as Jupiter and Saturn, it has never been seen on the solar surface at such a high level. The findings were published in the journal Nature.
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