🔬 Science Aug 10, 2026 · Ethan Siegel

We caught an ocean of plasma waves “breaking” on the Sun

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We caught an ocean of plasma waves “breaking” on the Sun
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The Sun is so much more than a shining ball of energetic plasma.



This incredible still image from the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) is the highest-resolution image of the Sun’s surface (i.e., photosphere) ever acquired. The image is taken at a wavelength of 416 nanometers, and showcases several features known to arise in fluid flow, such as the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.

Credit: NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS


Its fluid surface is ocean-like: with plasma curre

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