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New images of the sun show strange patterns rippling on surface

Steady3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 3 days
Wed, 5 August 2026Tue, 11 August 2026

What it is about

ScientistsNational Science FoundationMauiHawaiiRuizhu ChenStanford UniversityNational Solar ObservatoryHawaii, United States

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
South China Morning Post1 original report
PBS NewsHour1 original report
5 Aug, 16:47over 26 hours6 Aug, 18:35

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 3 original reports

  1. Wed, 5 August 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post16:47first to report

      Scientists have captured images of the sun’s surface in the finest detail yet, revealing a strange and dynamic facade. It is dangerous to look directly at the sun without proper eye protection. But researchers were able to peek at its scorching surface with the help of the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Scientists originally took the images for a different reason: to fine-tune and test the limits of the telescope. But...

  2. Thu, 6 August 2026

    1 report
  3. Tue, 11 August 2026

    1 report

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