and space weather forecasting. But let’s be real: It’s also just cool as hell. We sent a spacecraft close enough to the Sun to capture its piping hot winds and live to tell the tale.

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Tools like the instruments on the Inouye telescope can help researchers understand more about the sun’s activity and how that drives space weather, so it can be better predicted in future.

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! — See amazing new sun photos from the world's largest solar telescope — The largest solar ...