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Features on the Sun's surface, as seen by Solar Orbiter Credit ESA NASA Solar Orbiter EUI Team

The Sun has a fluffy corona

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The Sun has a fluffy corona according to the latest images captured by ESA's Solar Orbiter. The hair-like structures are made of charged gas (plasma), following magnetic field lines emerging from the ...

This split image shows the difference between an active Sun during solar maximum (on the left, captured in April 2014) and a quiet Sun during solar minimum (on the right, captured in December 2019). December 2019 marks the beginning of Solar Cycle 25, and the Sun’s activity will once again ramp up until solar maximum, predicted for 2025. Credits: NASA/SDO

Solar Cycle 25 has arrived

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Solar Cycle 25 has arrived. The Sun goes through an 11 year cycle moving from solar minimum to solar maximum. The maximum will be in 2025

Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope Close-up Images of the Sun

Fantastic Close Up of the Sun | Video

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Check out the video: The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has just produced the highest resolution image of the Sun’s surface ever taken.