New images created using data from NASA's NuSTAR telescope has given humanity a glimpse at hidden lights shows on the Sun's surface.
Our Sun is a terrifying and beautiful cosmic object, and while scientists are sure that the Sun will explode one day, destroying Earth along with it, there’s still a lot we don’t know about our solar system’s star. Now, thanks to NASA’s NuSTAR telescope, we’ve been given a look at hidden light shows on the Sun.
It shouldn’t be surprising that our star puts off more light than we are able to see with our naked eye. After all, we can observe the universe in more profound ways using different wavelengths of light that human brains can’t see on their own. But, these hidden light shows on the Sun are not something new.
Additionally, NASA has included an overview that breaks down the three images that provided the data, so that you can see the different ways that these observatories look at the Sun. NASA hopes that NuSTAR’s, which helped reveal these hidden light shows, could help explain the mysteries of the corona.
From NASA JPL: “The Sun appears different depending on who’s looking. From left, NASA’s NuSTAR sees high-energy X-rays; the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hinode mission sees lower energy X-rays; and NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory sees ultraviolet light.” Image source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JAXA
This outer atmosphere has long been a baffling entity for astronomers, as it can reach over one million degrees, at least 100 times hotter than the surface of the star. This distribution of heat has long baffled scientists and the hope is that by studying these hidden light shows, they can learn how the atmosphere is hotter and what created these hidden light shows on the Sun., NASA will have plenty of data to dig into and try to understand.
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