“Raindrops” on a Fireball: Sharpest-Ever Look Inside the Sun’s Wild Corona

A new adaptive optics system reveals stunning, ultra-sharp views of the Sun’s corona—offering an unprecedented look at solar activity and hinting at answers to long-standing space weather questions. In a major breakthrough, scientists from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Solar Observatory and the New Jersey Institute of Technology have captured the most detailed images [...]