Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sun

guardian

·

Original Report

↗ guardian

INFERY

Golden bands and swirling vortices have been spotted on the sun in the most detailed images ever captured of the turbulent surface of our home star. Astronomers observed the sun with the Inouye solar telescope in Hawaii, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, and saw new features smaller than 20km (12 miles) across in a magnetically active region close to a sun spot. It's still free to read - this is not a paywall We're committed to keeping our quality reporting open. By registering and prov