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World’s most powerful solar telescope is up and running

First images from a new Sun observatory in Hawaii show churning plasma in unprecedented detail.
  1. Alexandra Witze
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The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has produced the highest resolution image of the Sun’s surface ever taken.

This is the highest-resolution image of the Sun ever taken. Credit: NSO/NSF/AURA

The world’s most powerful solar telescope has opened its eyes.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00224-z

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