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Reanna Smith

NASA shares rare picture of the sun 'smiling' - leaving some people terrified

NASA has captured a rare image that appears to show the sun "smiling" — but not everyone thinks it's as adorable as it sounds.

The image, which was posted on social media by the space agency last week, shows the sun's surface with black splotches that look like two eyes and a smiling mouth.

Explaining why it looked like the sun had a face, NASA said: "Seen in ultraviolet light, these dark patches on the Sun are known as coronal holes and are regions where fast solar wind gushes out into space."

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