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Closest images ever taken of the sun show 'campfires' near its surface
6:43am PDT - July 16th, 2020 suns - New ScientistThe European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured the closest ever images of the sun, revealing miniature solar flares on its surface dubbed "campfires"