Sun's Plasma 'Rain' Captured In High Detail By NASA Probe | Video
Friday, August 5, 2016 - 15:31
in Astronomy & Space
NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) captured stunning imagery of a mid-level solar flare on July 24, 2016. Magnetic forces unleashed by the flare drive the motion of the plasma seen looping above and raining down on the surface.