Sun seen in unprecedented detail through Solar Orbiter images

Sun seen in unprecedented detail through Solar Orbiter images (Esa & Nasa/Solar Orbiter/EUI team/Data processing: E Kraaikamp [ROB]/PA)

The Sun has been seen in unprecedented detail thanks to the latest images from the Solar Orbiter.

The pictures were taken on March 7 when the UK-built spacecraft crossed directly between the Earth and Sun.