This is the Sun like you've never seen it before

NASA's Hi-C 2.1 telescope captured the Sun's tiny plasma threads in never-before-seen detail. The threads make up the coronal loops that twist out of the star, and the smallest of the threads measures around 200 km wide. The researchers say we need a more powerful solar observatory if we are to learn more of the Sun's secrets. Visit BGR's homepage for more stories. Images captured by NASA's High-Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C for short) reveal new secrets about our Sun and the surprisingly intr...