The sun's corona—the outermost layer of its atmosphere, visible only during a total solar eclipse—has long intrigued ...

Scientists analyzing data from NASA's CODEX (Coronal Diagnostic Experiment) investigation have successfully evaluated the ...

A rather new adaptive optics system dubbed Cona has just opened a new window into the mysterious world of the Sun's corona, ...

New technology called the coronal adaptive optics system has captured the most detailed view of the Sun's outer atmosphere. The post New views of Sun reveal stunning plasma ‘raindrops’ appeared first ...

It’s sometimes easy to forget that the light in the sky is an actual star. With how reliable it is and how busy we tend to be ...

Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun's corona in astonishing clarity.

These advancements, published in Optics Express and Communication Physics, offer complementary solutions to the fundamental issue of atmospheric turbulence that distorts and diminishes photonic ...

Spaceweather.com referred to the sundogs Skillern spotted as "sub-sundogs" due to their position below the Sun. "The key to this atmospheric optics phenomenon is the subsun—a dazzling reflection ...

Amazed skiers thought they discovered a portal to another dimension when they saw a flame-shaped atmospheric phenomenon known as a "subsun" or "sun candle" this week at SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser in ...

"When it comes to atmospheric optics, one of the most captivating and awe-inspiring phenomena is the circumzenithal arc," reads the Atmospheric Optics website. "Imagine a rainbow that has escaped ...