Aisling O'Hare, who led the study, told Newsweek she's "excited" about what the science world can learn from the data.

“The amount of sunlight — which is solar radiative energy — we receive ... and prevent it from reaching the planet’s surface, Wild explained. The more pollution in the atmosphere, the less sunlight ...

New images from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft are giving scientists the clearest view yet of the sun’s volatile lower atmosphere and unlocking critical insights into the forces behind solar eruptions ...