The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft caught sight of ethereal coronal moss and rain when it zoomed in on the sun.

You've seen the sun, but you've never seen the sun like this. This single frame from a video captured by ESA's Solar Orbiter mission shows the sun looking very fluffy! You can see feathery, hair-like structures made of plasma following magnetic field lines in the sun's lower atmosphere as it transitions into the much hotter outer corona.

SA's Solar Orbiter has taken a close-up image of the surface of the sun. It clearly shows how everything there is in motion and what structures there are.

This single frame from a video captured by ESA's Solar Orbiter mission shows the Sun looking very …. fluffy! You can see feathery, hair-like structures made of plasma following magnetic field lines in the Sun's lower atmosphere as it transitions into the much hotter outer corona.

When you think of the surface of the sun, you likely imagine a veritable hellscape, one with extreme temperatures, wild solar explosions and flares. Well, that's all true. However, a recent observation by the European Space Agency Solar Orbiter is making it look all cuddly.

A recent detailed video taken by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft of the European Space Agency reveals the appearance of the Sun's surface.