A satellite launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) has captured the first ever images of the sun's south pole.

For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft reveal our star's magnetic field is a powder keg ready to blow.

The images have already been a boon for heliophysicists, showing turbulent magnetic activity at the south pole as the sun ramps up to the most active phase of its natural cycle.

Now, however, scientists have tilted Solar Orbiter’s trajectory out of the ecliptic plane, allowing it to view the south pole directly.

A space probe has delivered world-first images of the Sun's south pole—and this is only the start towards deeper solar science.

Weird magnetic fields at the sun's south pole The Sun's polar regions are pretty busy and chaotic places, it turns out.

Solar Orbiter’s view of the magnetic fields around the sun’s south pole. Patches of blue and red mark the mixed magnetic fields in this region that characterize solar maximum.

Solar Orbiter’s view of the magnetic fields around the sun’s south pole. Patches of blue and red mark the mixed magnetic fields in this region that characterize solar maximum.

Magnetic Pole and penguins from 10,000 feet Antarctica Sightseeing Flights now operates 19 different routes from five Australian cities – Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane.

A spacecraft developed by European scientists and companies has captured unprecedented new views of the Sun’s south pole.

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

Home > Science First-Ever Images of Sun's South Pole Captured The images are already helping scientists untangle the Sun's mysterious 11-year cycle.