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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 ...
Scientific American9d
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 ...
New Scientist9d
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 ...
Scientists snap photos of the Sun’s south pole for the first time ever
A space probe has delivered world-first images of the Sun's south pole—and this is only the start towards deeper solar ...
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.
Behold! Humanity has captured our first look at the Sun's South Pole
The craft helped solar boffins to discover that Sol’s north and south magnetic poles are both on the southern side of the ...
Science Daily4d
Magnetic mayhem at the sun’s poles: First images reveal a fiery mystery
For the first time in history, we re seeing the Sun from an angle no one ever has: from above and below its poles. Thanks to ...
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 ...
Sun’s south pole unveiled by ESA for the first time; here’s why it matters
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, in collaboration with NASA, has captured unprecedented images of the Sun's south ...
First glimpse of Sun’s south pole captured: Why this is a big deal
On Wednesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) released images captured by three instruments on board the Solar Orbiter. Taken ...
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.
First view of the Sun's south pole filmed by spacecraft
Never before seen pictures will help scientists learn how the Sun's activity changes from stormy to quiet periods ...