NASA Captures the Sun Smiling, But it Could Spell Trouble for Earth
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has captured the Sun "smiling", thanks to the star's extremely active period.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has captured the Sun "smiling", thanks to the star's extremely active period.
For the first time ever, a spacecraft has touched the sun. NASA has announced that the Parker Solar probe flew through the sun's upper atmosphere and captured "coronal streamers" up close, something only ever previously seen from afar.