A magnetic map of the sun’s south pole. Red and Blue splotches show regions of positive and negative magnetic polarity, with both types of magnetic field speckled across the pole at the same time.

First-Ever Images of Sun’s South Pole Released by European Mission Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region.

The Sun’s Fiery South Pole Is Revealed for the First Time New images are key to understanding solar storms and other space weather that can disrupt systems on Earth ...

Get our newsletter! 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 ...

The images come courtesy of a spacecraft called Solar Orbiter. Led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with contributions from NASA, Solar Orbiter launched in February 2020 and has been monitoring ...