Explained: New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

Scientists captured images of the sun's surface in the finest detail yet

Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope

A National Science Foundation telescope on Maui, Hawaii used to observe the sun

Coronal mass ejections

Massive bursts of energy from the sun that can travel toward Earth

Magnetized plasma

Charged, ionized gas influenced by magnetic fields, found on the sun's surface

Solar storms

Disturbances caused when coronal mass ejections hit Earth, which can scramble GPS and create auroras