Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun's surface
Taken by the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, the picture reveals tiny plasma whirlpool-like patterns that have never been seen before (Nature doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10871-3). The Sun’s visible surface – the photosphere – is a thin layer of its atmosphere where the fluid plasma becomes transparent. This region is known to be dynamic and complex, with factors such as magnetic field and convection currents shaping the atmosphere. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-3759129-1'); }); The studied region by the astronomers is a magnetically active area close to a sunspot.
- ▪Taken by the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, the picture reveals tiny plasma whirlpool-like patterns that have never been seen before (Nature doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10871-3).
- ▪The Sun’s visible surface – the photosphere – is a thin layer of its atmosphere where the fluid plasma becomes transparent.
- ▪This region is known to be dynamic and complex, with factors such as magnetic field and convection currents shaping the atmosphere. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-3759129-1'); }); The studied region by the ast
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"\u003Cstrong\u003ESolar swirls\u003C\/strong\u003E The spectacular image was taken by the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope based in Hawaii. (Courtesy: NSF\/NSO\/AURA\/MPS)" Solar swirls The spectacular image was taken by the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope based in Hawaii. (Courtesy: NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS) An international team of astronomers has released the highest-resolution image ever captured of the Sun’s visible surface. Taken by the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, the picture reveals tiny plasma whirlpool-like patterns that have never been seen before (Nature doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10871-3). The Sun’s visible surface – the photosphere – is a thin layer of its atmosphere where the fluid plasma becomes transparent.
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