Spacecraft snaps closest pictures of sun, 'campfires' abound

Spacecraft snaps closest pictures of sun, 'campfires' aboundA European and NASA spacecraft has snapped the closest pictures ever taken of the sun, revealing countless little “campfires” flaring everywhere. Scientists on Thursday released the first images taken by Solar Orbiter, launched from Cape Canaveral in February. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is flying much closer to the sun than Solar Orbiter — too close for cameras to safely photograph the sun.




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