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The sun’s corona is a site of scientific intrigue for its erratic eruptions and massive, stringy loops of plasma called prominences. But we can only see this outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere ...
Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun ...
The corona undergoes constant restructuring as coronal rain falls toward the surface. Credit: Schmidt et ...
Scientists reveal the clearest images of the Sun’s corona using a new adaptive optics system, opening new paths for solar ...
The Sun's corona, a faint, glowing halo of plasma, is notoriously difficult to observe due to its dimness compared to the ...
New images that are the highest resolution ever taken of the surface of the sun and its corona are revealing details that ...
Since the corona is dimmer than the Sun's surface, it's challenging to observe. It's visible during total solar eclipses when ...
A powerful new optics system has captured the clearest view yet of the Sun’s corona, revealing stunning plasma structures.
Astronomers have captured the Sun's corona in astonishing detail, revealing mesmerizing features like coronal rain — all in ...
The team used the Goode Solar Telescope at Big Bear Observatory to capture fine details of the solar corona. This is the ...
Scientists have identified a new source of energetic particles near the Sun. These definitive observations were made by instruments aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which detected the powerful ...
New research led by a Southwest Research Institute scientist identified a new source of energetic particles near the sun.