The craft helped solar boffins to discover that Sol’s north and south magnetic poles are both on the southern side of the ...

The Solar Orbiter has been observing the sun since 2021, but it recently went on a side trip to Venus which significantly tilted its orbit and gave it a good view of the sun's polar region. That is ...

ESA reveals first-ever view of the Sun’s south pole, unlocking secrets of magnetic flips and violent solar winds.

A recent Venus flyby pushed the spacecraft out of Earth's orbital plane, allowing it to gaze at the solar poles.

In a daring maneuver, the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA mission swooped below the solar system’s planetary plane to capture the sun’s elusive south pole. The spacecraft dipped 15 degrees ...

For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter ...