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A magnetic mess This magnetic map of the Sun’s south pole shows the polarity (direction) of the magnetic field. Blue areas have positive polarity and red areas have negative polarity.

On Wednesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) released the first clear images of the Sun’s south pole, revealing that both north and south magnetic polarities are currently present on the same side.

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

Galileo started this quest over 400 years ago, and scientists finally were able to peek at one of the biggest mysteries of the big star in our solar system.

Mehr dazu in unserer Datenschutzerklärung. “Today, for the first time ever, we are showing humanity views of the Sun's pole,” said ESA Science Director Carole Mundell.

European Space Agency From the spacecraft’s observations, scientists discovered that magnetic fields with both north and south polarity are currently present at the sun’s south pole.