Massive! New Solar Flare Image

History was made on August 8, 2024, when the world's most powerful solar telescope, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, captured an X-class solar flare in unprecedented detail [00:03, 00:57].

These groundbreaking images revealed plasma loops as thin as 21 km, structures that were once only theoretical [00:14]. This discovery redefines our understanding of the Sun, confirming that its coronal loops are made of incredibly fine strands [02:56]. This video explores what these new observations mean for solar physics and how they will improve our ability to forecast space weather, which can disrupt satellites, GPS, and power grids on Earth [00:24, 04:42].

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