It’s the closest view of the Sun’s atmosphere ever! As NASA’s Parker Solar Probe touched the corona for the first time in history, the spacecraft passed through coronal streamers. These massive structures rise above the Sun’s surface and are shaped by its magnetic field. Until now, they have only been seen from a distance. Bill Nye explains the amazing footage here. | The Planetary Society

NASA released the closest-ever images of the sun's atmosphere. CNN's Jackie Wattles explains what scientists could learn from them. | CNN

You know we love a good sun picture at #SundayMorning The National Science Foundation (NSF) says these are the most detailed images yet of the sun's surface. They were captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii in December 2019 and released this week. https://cbsn.ws/2uOR7CI | CBS Sunday Morning

This is the highest resolution image of the Sun’s surface ever taken. The National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope took the images from the summit of Haleakala, Maui, in Hawai‘i. In their announcement the organization wrote, "The images show a pattern of turbulent “boiling” plasma that covers the entire Sun. The cell-like structures — each about the size of Texas — are the signature of violent motions that transport heat from the inside of the Sun to its surface. That