This is the highest resolution image of the Sun’s surface ever taken. The National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope took the images from the summit of Haleakala, Maui, in Hawai‘i. In their announcement the organization wrote, "The images show a pattern of turbulent “boiling” plasma that covers the entire Sun. The cell-like structures — each about the size of Texas — are the signature of violent motions that transport heat from the inside of the Sun to its surface. That

NASA's Parker Solar Probe just captured the closest images ever taken of the Sun, flying within 6.1 million kilometers of its surface. This footage reveals the solar wind, magnetic switchbacks, and the chaotic edge of our star's corona — all without relying on models. | The Brain Maze