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NASA's 2022 'Smiling Sun' Image Circulates Again
Original: Sun's Smiling Face from 2022 NASA Image Resurfaces
A NASA image captured in 2022 showing the sun appearing to grin, formed by dark coronal holes against bright plasma, is being widely shared again. People are amused by the solar smiley face and are discussing the solar activity behind the pattern, which NASA originally noted coincided with a geomagnetic storm that produced auroras. The agency has said the face is a coincidence of physics, not anything literal.
Why now: The charming image is recirculating on social media, drawing renewed amusement and curiosity about solar activity.
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