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Jamie Carter

Space photo of the week: Pink 'raindrops' on the sun captured in greatest detail ever

An image of pink swirling shapes that resemble brushstrokes.
Quick facts

What it is: The sun's corona

Where it is: The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.

When it was shared: May 27, 2025

Solar "raindrops" — plasma streams and vast arches extending outward from the sun's surface and into the corona, the outermost part of the solar atmosphere — have been captured in spectacular new detail by a ground-based telescope in California.

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