Questions & answers
Your questions: New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet
Compiled Aug 5
How will these detailed images help predict coronal mass ejections?
Scientists study the sun's inner workings to better track coronal mass ejections that can trigger solar storms affecting GPS and producing auroras
What causes the specific feathery pattern on the sun's surface beyond the plasma speed differences?
Researchers observed strange feathery, rippling patterns on the sun's surface
Will further observations confirm the instability phenomenon seen on the sun's surface?
This instability phenomenon has been seen on Earth, Jupiter and Saturn but never before observed at that level on the sun's surface
How might this research improve protection against solar storms affecting GPS?
Scientists study the sun's inner workings to better track coronal mass ejections that can trigger solar storms affecting GPS and producing auroras