New high-resolution photographs show the surface of the sun in sharp detail.
The photographs, captured by the National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, display the solar system’s star in a whole new scale. Each bright solar cell seen in the video is roughly the size of Texas. The motion of new cells bubbling up is a result of heat moving from the sun’s interior to its exterior, thus producing a popcorn-like appearance.
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