SPICE’s velocity map of the Sun’s south pole. The red and blue colors represent the different motions of material, with red highlighting material moving away from Solar Orbiter.

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The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, which launched in 2020 from Cape Canaveral, captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole.

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole in March, which were released this week.

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The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, which launched in 2020 from Cape Canaveral, captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole.

The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field ...

On Wednesday, the European Space Agency released the first clear images of the sun’s south pole, which were captured in late March by its Solar Orbiter spacecraft.

For example, the image above maps the magnetic field at the sun’s surface. And from this view, Müller says, it’s clear that the sun is at the maximum period of its activity cycle.

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During Solar Orbiter’s observations of the Sun, the polarity from the north and the south poles are both present in the south pole. This marks a crucial time in understanding the Sun’s activity.