Hinode and FOXSI Sun Observations (image)

Caption
On its second flight, FOXSI captured evidence of hard X-ray emission from nanoflares. FOXSI's observations of hard X-rays are shown in blue outlining the very hottest regions of the solar atmosphere, superimposed over a soft X-ray image of the Sun from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) and NASA's Hinode solar-observing satellite.
Credit
JAXA/NASA/Hinode/FOXSI
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