The European Space Agency (ESA) has just released four new, stellar images of the sun, including the highest resolution views to date of its full, visible surface, called the photosphere. Each image is actually a mosaic of 25 high-resolution shots snapped by the Solar Orbiter mission on March 22,

Solar Orbiter, a European Space Agency mission with support from NASA, has been studying the Sun like never before. It just delivered some incredible new observations of the Sun, which include the highest-resolution view of the full disk in visible light.

The Solar Orbiter mission has captured the highest-resolution views of the sun’s surface to date, showcasing massive sunspots related to increasing solar activity.

"The sun's magnetic field is key to understanding the dynamic nature of our home star from the smallest to the largest scales," scientist Daniel Müller said.

ESA’s Solar Orbiter, a collaboration with NASA, has delivered its most detailed images yet of the Sun’s surface, offering a mesmerizing view of the star’s dynamic and turbulent nature. These new observations showcase sunspots,