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 ...

The European Space Agency on Wednesday released images taken in March using three of Solar Orbiter's onboard instruments. They show the sun's south pole from a distance of roughly 40 million miles ...

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. “It’s the first time ever ...

Until now. In March, a spacecraft captured the first-ever clear images of the sun's south pole, which the European Space Agency released Wednesday, June 11. “We reveal humankind’s first-ever ...

Reuters. A radiance map of the sun’s south pole as recorded by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft is seen in this image released by the European Space Agency on June 11, 2025.

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 ...

Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the Sun’s poles. ... The images show the Sun’s South Pole from a distance of roughly 65 million km, obtained at a period of maximum solar activity.

Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs Meghan Bartels Wed, June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM UTC ...

(Reuters) -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 ...

The European Space Agency on Wednesday released images taken in March using three of Solar Orbiter's onboard instruments. They show the sun's south pole from a distance of about 40 million miles ...