Image of the sun clicked from 48 million miles away by NASA  |  Photo Credit: Twitter

NASA had taken social media by storm when the pictures of the sun were released by the space centre on the internet. The photos were taken from a spot that was closest to the hot celestial body.

Since its release, the pictures have been ruling the world wide web. They have been shared left, right, and center by every netizen, extremely mesmerized by the achievement.

Time and time again, science and technology have surprised. This field has brought about some pathbreaking discoveries and achievements time and time again.

Everybody around the world knows about NASA and what they do. Their achievements have been well-known all across. Many young children look up to it and dream to either become an astronaut or work in the space station imagining them facilitating the launch of a ship into the solar system.

However, one could not have imagined seeing the sun up close, thanks to the photographs clicked by NASA.

The pictures of the sun were clicked a mere 48 million miles away from it, which makes it quite close. A Solar Orbiter clicked them which is a joint venture of NASA with the European Space Agency.

NASA had shared the information about the activity on their official Twitter page.

Then, ESA tweeted about the photographs.Here is the spectacular feat, caught on camera.

In a statement by NASA quoted by ABC News, Holly Gilbert said, These amazing images will help scientists piece together the suns atmospheric layers, which is important for understanding how it drives space weather near the earth and throughout the solar system.

ESA also revealed that a new phenomenon seen on the sun in the pictures is called Campfires. They are similar to solar flares that can be seen in small size from the earth.

The scientists from both agencies were not expecting such a great result. We did not expect a result so early, ESAs Daniel Muller told the American news channel.

Netizens could not keep calm after seeing the photos. They expressed their awe in the comments section.

Indeed, this is an achievement that will be talked about for the time to come. The Internet still cannot get enough of the stunning pictures of the molten celestial body which we normally see from a distance and point a finger at whenever the heat gets unbearable.

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'Someday we will touch the sun': Netizens amazed by NASA's 'closest' pictures of the sun - Times Now