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Monday, October 3, 2011

You've never seen the sun like this before! NASA satellite shows boiling sun in stunning detail

It is a view of the sun like no other. These stunning images show the boiling inner workings of our star in a way no human eye could possibly hope to detect.

The mesmerising pictures, taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Satellite or SDO, show the energy thrown off by the sun in wavelengths invisible to the human eye such as X-rays and ultraviolet light. It has allowed us new understanding of how the star works.

Stunning: These x-ray and ultraviolet images help scientists understand how the sun works

Stunning: These x-ray and ultraviolet images help scientists understand how the sun works

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2044480/NASAs-SDO-satellite-shows-boiling-sun-stunning-detail.html

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