Confirmed: The Sun shines there.

Over hundreds of years, increasingly sophisticated instruments have revealed — and continue to reveal — the secrets of our star.

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Scientists have captured unprecedented high-resolution images of the sun's surface using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Maui, Hawaii. The images reveal intricate feathery patterns rippling across the solar surface, resembling swirling skies in Van Gogh's Starry Night. These observations were initially intended to test telescope capabilities but instead uncovered phenomena previously unseen at such detail. Researchers noted magnetic plasma interactions creating instability ripples similar to wind-stirred water waves, a phenomenon observed on Earth and planets like Jupiter and Saturn but never before documented on the sun. The findings, published in Nature, highlight dynamic solar dynamics and could advance understanding of solar activity. The images underscore the telescope's ability to study solar physics with unprecedented clarity, offering insights into energy transfer and magnetic field interactions. This research has implications for space weather prediction and solar energy studies.

ISRO's PSLV-XL rocket will launch the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission to study the Sun's corona, marking a milestone in global space collaborations.

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