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See the First-Ever Direct Images of the Sun’s South Pole, Captured by the Solar Orbiter Spacecraft
The spacecraft's tilted orbit will allow scientists to investigate the mechanisms behind space weather that impact crucial ...
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 ...
Live Science on MSN6d
The bottom of the sun just became visible to humans for the first time in history (photos)
For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter ...
Discover Magazine on MSN5d
Here Are the First Images of the Sun's South Pole, a Completely New View in Our Solar System
Learn how the European Space Agency's spacecraft captured a completely new view of the Sun, thanks to its novel tilted orbit.
European probe snaps first images of the sun's south pole
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 ...
Scientific American7d
Behold the First Images of the Sun’s South Pole
We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...
Spacecraft films first view of the Sun's south pole
Never before seen pictures will help scientists learn how the Sun's activity changes from stormy to quiet periods ...
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.
First glimpse of Sun’s south pole captured: Why this is a big deal
On Wednesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) released images captured by three instruments on board the Solar Orbiter. Taken ...
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Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun's poles: 'This is just the first step of Solar Orbiter's stairway to heaven' (images)
"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...
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Astronomers Just Took the First-Ever Picture of the Bottom of the Sun
"Today we reveal humankind's first-ever views of the Sun's pole," said Carole Mundell, the ESA's director of science, in a ...
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NASA's PUNCH delivers knockout views of colossal solar storms erupting from sun (video)
NASA's PUNCH mission has unveiled its first images of colossal solar eruptions known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — delivering an unprecedented, wide-field view of how these solar storms travel ...