The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole in March, which were ...

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Learn how the European Space Agency's spacecraft captured a completely new view of the Sun, thanks to its novel tilted orbit.

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The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft returns first-ever data of the Sun collected from a 17-degree tilted ...

Solar Orbiter captures first-ever images of the Sun’s poles, offering insights into solar magnetism, atmospheric motion, and ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft took the image near the Sun on March 23, 2025, and it was announced on June 11, 2025.

New images are key to understanding solar magnetic storms and other space weather that can disrupt systems on Earth.

The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft flew over the Sun’s south pole in March, using the gravitational pull of Venus. VIDEO: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter deep-space probe has made history, returning the first-ever images of the Sun's south pole. It's a world first that sheds a great deal of light on the mysteries of our parent star, ...