The first-ever images of the sun’s south pole reveal a messy jumble of magnetic activity in a never-before-seen region of our nearest star. The images, taken by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft and ...
Prior to the ESA releasing the photos, any image you have ever seen of the sun was taken from around its equator. The Solar Orbiter launched February 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in ...
Just this once, it's OK to stare at the sun — provided you're looking at the European Space Agency's (ESA) newly released, history-making images of the solar south pole. Taken near the sun on March 23 ...
On February 10th, 2020, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Solar Orbiter space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Over five years later, Solar Orbiter has now delivered photos of the Sun’s ...
When I was standing at the South Pole, I felt the same way I feel anywhere on Earth because my feet were still on the ground and the sky was still overhead. I’m an astrophysicist from Wisconsin who ...
The lunar south pole is emerging as a critical destination for international space exploration, driven by the prospect of discovering water resources and advancing scientific understanding, all ...