These are the world’s first images of the south pole of our Sun taken by a man-made space probe. The images were taken on March 16th and 17th of this year, but ESA has only now published them.

The Solar Orbiter has captured the first-ever views of the sun's south pole. ESA & NASA / Solar Orbiter / EUI Team, D. Berghmans (ROB), via ESA Standard Licence Though humans have been observing ...

Until now. In March, a spacecraft captured the first-ever clear images of the sun's south pole, which the European Space Agency released Wednesday, June 11. “We reveal humankind’s first-ever ...

Weird magnetic fields at the sun's south pole. The Sun's polar regions are pretty busy and chaotic places, it turns out. The ESA's press release about their findings goes so far as to call the Sun ...

Until now. In March, a spacecraft captured the first-ever clear images of the sun's south pole, which the European Space Agency released Wednesday, June 11. “We reveal humankind’s first-ever views of ...

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. IE 11 is not ...

Incredible footage of the Sun's south pole has been sent to Earth for the first time from a spacecraft. By Lotti OBrien 22:45, Wed, Jun 11, 2025 | UPDATED: 22:49, Wed, Jun 11, 2025 ...

Discover how the ESA's Solar Orbiter captured the first direct images of the Sun's south pole, revealing new insights into its magnetic field and solar cycles. Learn about the mission, instruments ...

Unlike Earth, which has fixed north and south poles, the sun's equivalents flip on an 11-year cycle. This is because its equator spins faster than its poles - every 26 days compared to every 33 ...

But no spacecraft has ever gotten a good look at either of the sun's poles. Until now. In March, a spacecraft captured the first-ever clear images of the sun's south pole, which the European Space ...

The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft flew over the Sun’s south pole in March, using the gravitational pull of Venus. VIDEO: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY. By . Eric Niiler.

A solar mission shared between the European Space Agency and NASA has captured the first-ever images of the Sun's south pole. Under the ESA's guidance, Solar Orbiter—which launched in February ...