Image of the far side of the Sun taken on February 2, 2011 when there was still a small gap between the STEREO Ahead and Behind data - the gap is now closed (Image: NASA) View 3 Images 1 / 3 ...

STEREO snapped a 3D image of the full disc of the Sun, which shows three holes in its outer atmosphere, or corona. The holes appear dark in part because they contain fewer particles that emit light ...

NASA intends to take an unprecedented 3D observation of the sun this month. In doing so, the agency hopes to understand why its outer atmosphere — the corona — is hotter than its surface, how does the ...

Examples of volumetric images include the 3D displays Tony Stark interacts with in "Iron Man" or the massive image-projecting table in "Avatar." Photo by Nate Edwards/BYU Photo Smalley and his ...

The “popping” cells in the video are plasma rising up out of the Sun, cooling off, and then retreating back downward. The video is so high resolution that the image shows details and figures ...