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

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

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

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

The corona, the Sun's outermost layer, stretches millions of kilometres into space and is mysteriously hotter than the underlying photosphere, a phenomenon known as the 'coronal heating problem.' ...

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

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 ...

City-sized droplets and twisting streams of plasma have been picked up by incredibly detailed images of the sun’s corona, ...

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

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 ...

The sun's corona—the outermost layer of its atmosphere, visible only during a total solar eclipse—has long intrigued scientists due to its extreme temperatures, violent eruptions, and large ...