European Space Agency (ESA) Sun Observing Probe Solar orbiter He sent it into space in 2020. The vehicle was 40 million kilometers away from our star and made observations. He regularly presented us with fascinating images from these analyses.

A new one has been added to these images. ESA has released a video thanks to Solar Orbiter that allows you to see the sun like you’ve never seen it before.

A dazzling video showing the Sun’s plasma structures:

Video shows the sun looks soft plasma structures captures it in fascinating detail. In images showing moments when the Sun enters the hotter outer corona, we can see faint, hair-like structures of plasma. We can also see coronal showers and spicules.

ESA estimates that the brightest areas are approx 1 million Celsius rank He says it is. The cold sides appear darker because they absorb radiation. Solar Orbiter, this video On September 27, 2023 recorded using the ultraviolet imaging tool Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI).

So why does the sun appear with a soft, furry appearance that makes viewers want to touch it? It is like that because “coronal moss”. allowing us to see a delicate, lacy image on the sun of clear gases These strange structures resemble moss on Earth. At the 30th second we see coronal rains. These consist of high-density clumps of plasma that fall towards the Sun under the influence of gravity. Spicules can reach altitudes of up to 10,000 km. gas towers.

Also at the 22nd second of the video a small explosion We can see it happening. According to ESA, this explosion, caused by the upward movement of cold material, is actually not small at all. The size of the explosion, It is bigger than the Earth.

Missions like Solar Orbiter provide scientists with never-before-seen images and data of the Sun, helping us learn more about the star that powers our system. We can say that we may see more such images in the future.