See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet
Summary
Scientists have used the most powerful solar telescope in the world to take the most detailed pictures of the Sun’s surface. These images show swirling motions caused by the Sun’s magnetic field and hot gas, which drive solar energy bursts that can affect Earth.Key Facts
- The Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii captured the highest-resolution images of the Sun’s surface to date.
- Scientists observed "whirlpools" called Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, created when hot gases slide past each other.
- These swirling motions generate magnetic energy that can cause solar flares and large explosions on the Sun.
- Understanding these movements helps predict space weather that can disrupt Earth’s power grids, satellites, and endanger astronauts.
- The Sun acts as a natural laboratory to study fundamental physics, including past tests of Einstein’s theories.
- The new data will improve knowledge of how energy moves on the Sun and triggers solar events.
- The research was published in the scientific journal Nature.
- The telescope is located on a clear, high mountain peak in Hawaii for the best observations.
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