A solar prominence hovers over the Sun

Video: 00:00:22 The Sun is always mesmerisingto watch, butSolar Orbitercaptureda special treaton camera: adarkprominencesticking out from the side of theSun.The dark-looking material is dense plasma (charged gas)trappedby the Sun's complex magnetic field.It looks dark because it is cooler than its surroundings, being around10 000 Ccompared to the surrounding million-degree plasma.When viewed against the background of space, the hoveringplasma is referred to as aprominence. When viewed agains...