Sun’s surface seen in unprecedented detail for the first time

Newly released images show unprecedented detail of the Sun’s surface for the first time ever. The images show features as small as 30km across. Each of the cell-like structures is the size of Texas and shows the process of the Sun transporting heat from inside to its surface. The bright centres are where solar material is rising, and the surrounding dark lanes are where plasma is cooling and sinking. The images were taken by The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii. Read more about the latest scientific developments here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/ This scientific achievement could have a large impact on Earth. Activity on the Sun, known as space weather, can affect systems on Earth. Magnetic eruptions on the Sun can impact air travel, disrupt satellite communications and bring down power grids, causing long-lasting blackouts and disabling technologies such as GPS. Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.