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Incredible Footage Of The Sun’s Quiet Corona Is Highest Resolution Ever Caught

ESA's Solar Orbiter captured incredible high-res footage of the Sun during its second close encounter.

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A close up look at the swirling plasma and fibers that make up the corona of the sun
A look at our Sun like never before. Image credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team; acknowledgment: Frédéric Auchère, IAS
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