The corona undergoes constant restructuring as coronal rain falls toward the surface. Credit: Schmidt et ...

Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun ...

The Sun's corona, a faint, glowing halo of plasma, is notoriously difficult to observe due to its dimness compared to the ...

Solar scientists have unveiled spectacular new images of plasma "rain" in the sun's corona using adaptive optics.

New images that are the highest resolution ever taken of the surface of the sun and its corona are revealing details that ...

The sun's corona—the outermost layer of its atmosphere, visible only during a total solar eclipse—has long intrigued ...

Since the corona is dimmer than the Sun's surface, it's challenging to observe. It's visible during total solar eclipses when ...

Astronomers have captured the Sun's corona in astonishing detail, revealing mesmerizing features like coronal rain — all in ...

Ultr-detailed images reveal fine plasma structures in the sun’s corona Scientists observe a high-speed plasma ‘plasmoid’ racing across the sun Coronal rain threads seen in sharpest detail, just 12 mil ...

A powerful new optics system has captured the clearest view yet of the Sun’s corona, revealing stunning plasma structures.

A rather new adaptive optics system dubbed Cona has just opened a new window into the mysterious world of the Sun's corona, ...