Below the surface of the sun
13 of 17 from A personal tour of the universe (photos)
In an image from the Hayden Planetarium's Journey to the Stars show--seen on a computer monitor inside the planetarium's computer lab--we see a digital representation of what scientists imagine the fusion reactions below the surface of the sun would be like.
Click here to read the related backstage story on the science behind New York's Hayden Planetarium. And click here to check out the entire Road Trip 2010 package.
July 13, 2010 4:00 AM PDT
Photo by: Daniel Terdiman/CNET