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World's largest solar telescope captures never-before-seen image of the Sun

World's largest telescope in the US captured the never-before-seen highest resolution image of the Sun. The image revealed the Sun's turbulent surface, which will play a critical role in the better understanding of our star, as well as the space weather. The Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii will help scientists for better understanding of the Sun and its impacts on the Earth. Activity on the Sun, known as space weather, can affect systems on Earth, scientists said. 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. The latest captured images show a pattern of turbulent "boiling" plasma that covers the entire Sun. The cell-like structures are the teltale sign of violent motions that transport heat from the inside of the Sun to its surface.

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