SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 9, 2026Wired

The Sharpest Image Ever Taken of the Sun Reveals a Hidden Phenomenon

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The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii captured the sharpest visible-light image of the sun ever taken, confirming a century-old theory about tiny plasma vortices called Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. These swirling patterns, just dozens of kilometers wide, could reveal how the sun transfers energy and drives dangerous geomagnetic storms on Earth.

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