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Solar Orbiter captures 1st clear views of sun’s south pole

Discover Magazine on MSN · 2d

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.

Smithsonian Magazine · 2d

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 human activity on Earth

NBC News on MSN · 3d

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 nearest star

Space.com on MSN3d

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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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 ...

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