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A sharper look at the sun reveals a missing piece of the puzzle
High-resolution images from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope revealed Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities on the sun's surface for the first time, offering insights into solar eruptions and their impact on Earth's technology. Published in Nature, the discovery confirms a fluid dynamics phenomenon that could improve models of solar behavior.
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