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resolution image ever of the Sun's surface – Physics World
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Michael Banks
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Astronomers have captured the highest-resolution images of the Sun's surface using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. The images reveal previously unseen plasma vortices that may explain the heating of the Sun's outer atmosphere.
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 ).
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