The shot abovein all its mesmerizing, dull-yellow grandeurcaptures our Suns million-degree corona in ultraviolet light.
As detailed on the site, the image showcases some fundamental components of our solar host.
Closer to the solar surface are dark, filamentous prominencessolar plasmaarcing with the Suns magnetic field.
A high-resolution snapshot of the Sun from Solar Orbiter.Image: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team, E. Kraaikamp (ROB)
But lets be real: Its also just cool as hell.
We sent a spacecraft close enough to the Sun tocapture its piping hot windsand live to tell the tale.
Beyond that, its paying back the favor with gloriously high-res imagery.
Hang it in the Louvre.
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