Incredible new images of the sun's surface provide an unprecedented view of sunspots and other solar activity.

A new 8K camera system at the Vacuum Tower Telescope in Tenerife captures images of the Sun's surface in stunning detail.

This view is just part of a new, high-resolution image of the sun's full surface captured by the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) on the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Screenshot. ESA & NASA ...

In addition, the measurements offer initial insights into the image quality and the scientific ... plasma can now be fundamentally analyzed in high resolution. Similar to weather forecasts on ...