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Spacecraft unveils 1st-ever images of sun's south pole: 'Beginning of a new era'
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole in March, which were ...
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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 ...
The sun's poles have flipped. A spacecraft is watching what happens next.
The Solar Orbiter, a collaborative mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, captured detailed images of the sun’s southern region in March, something no other probe has done at close range.
Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the sun's poles
The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a ...
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. Even better ...
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.
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OTD In Space - June 12: Venera 4 Launches On Mission To Venus
Venera 4 was launched into space on a mission to Venus, thus becoming the first spacecraft to transmit data from another planet's atmosphere. This was a Russian probe designed to study the atmosphere ...
‘Diplomatically and politically messy’: How NASA cuts could impact Europe’s space projects
Experts tell Euronews Next that if the US Congress passes the proposed NASA budget cuts, the EU-US relationship will never be ...
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ESA’s Solar Orbiter reveals the Sun’s poles for the first time
ESA has just released the first-ever images taken of the Sun's south pole, as seen this year by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft.
Solar Orbiter offers first glimpse of the Sun’s poles in breakthrough mission
The magnetic field drives the formation of sunspots, cooler regions on the solar surface that appear as dark blotches. At the ...
"Quick Peek": Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Obtains First Images Of Sun's Poles
The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a ...
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First-Ever Images of Sun's South Pole Captured
A solar mission shared between the European Space Agency and NASA has captured the first-ever images of the Sun's south pole.