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"These unprecedented pictures of the sun are the closest we have ever obtained," said Holly Gilbert, NASA project scientist. The orbiter flew within 48 million miles of the sun on June 15.

The Inouye Solar Telescope captured magnetic, silk-like "stripes" on the solar surface called photospheric striations.

The sunspots in the images are dark and cooler regions on the sun’s surface, known as the photosphere, where strong magnetic fields are found, according to the National Solar Observatory.

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New close-up images from the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft show some extraordinary activity on the Sun that promises to revolutionize solar physics.

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SDO sun images are even recorded in higher definition than the newly released "Ultra-HD TV" machines unveiled at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Showcase earlier this month.

"These unprecedented pictures of the sun are the closest we have ever obtained," said Holly Gilbert, NASA project scientist. The orbiter flew within 48 million miles of the sun on June 15.