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Solar Orbiter Captures First Clear Views of Sun’s South Pole—and It’s a Hot Mess
A recent Venus flyby pushed the spacecraft out of Earth's orbital plane, allowing it to gaze at the solar poles.
Space.com6h
Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun's poles: 'This is just the first step of Solar Orbiter's stairway to heaven' (images)
"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...
University College London (UCL)6h
First ever look at the Sun’s south pole
The European Space Agency-led spacecraft Solar Orbiter, which carries instruments designed and built at UCL, has captured the ...
The Print7h
Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the sun’s poles
The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including ...
First-Ever Images of Sun’s South Pole Released by European Mission
Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region. Even better images are expected in the years ahead.
Spacecraft Sends Back Historic First-Ever Images Of Sun’s South Pole
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has imaged the sun's south pole for the first time, the first of what's expected to ...
New Scientist7h
These images are the first time we have seen the sun's south pole
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a ...
Scientific American7h
Behold the First Images of the Sun’s South Pole
We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...
See our Sun like NEVER before: European Space Agency unveils the first ever photo of our home star's south pole - and says the best snaps are yet to come
A satellite launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) has captured the first ever images of the sun's south pole.
The Next Web7h
Clearest views yet of Sun’s south pole may unlock its mysteries
A spacecraft developed by European scientists and companies has captured unprecedented new views of the Sun’s south pole.
NASA unveils first 'astonishing' images of huge Sun eruptions that cause Northern Lights
Three Wide Field Imagers, which observe the faint, outermost portion of the Sun’s atmosphere and solar wind (the continual ...