New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail ...WorldScientists are curious about the sun's inner workings to better track massive bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that can hurl toward Earth. This undated image provided by the NSF National Solar Observatory on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, shows the sun's surface. Picture credit: APNew York: Scientists have captured images of the sun's surface in the finest detail yet, revealing a strange and dynamic facade. What's more, they saw strange feathery patterns rippling across the surface. This has been glimpsed on Earth and other planets like Jupiter and Saturn, but "it has not been observed ever at that level on the solar surface,” according to study co-author Friedrich Wöger with the National Solar Observatory.