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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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
See the First-Ever Direct Images of the Sun’s South Pole, Captured by the Solar Orbiter Spacecraft
The spacecraft's tilted orbit will allow scientists to investigate the mechanisms behind space weather that impact crucial ...
Solar Orbiter captures 1st images of sun's south pole 5 years after Florida launch
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, which launched in 2020 from Cape Canaveral, captured the first-ever images of the ...
Solar Orbiter Captures the First-Ever Images of the Sun’s South Pole
The images come courtesy of a spacecraft called Solar Orbiter. Led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with contributions from ...
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.
Scientific American6d
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 ...
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 ...
New Scientist6d
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 ...
Space.com on MSN6d
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 ...
The ESA just snapped the first photos of the Sun’s south pole
The ESA has finally captured photos of the Sun's south pole, unlocking the door to how our Sun's magnetic field works.
Earth.com1d
Solar Orbiter mission captures images of the Sun's south pole for the first time ever
Solar Orbiter captures first-ever images of the Sun’s poles, offering insights into solar magnetism, atmospheric motion, and ...