Anonymous
6/12/2025, 3:07:09 AM No.16695607
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 images are expected in the years ahead.
>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 that humanity has had an image of the poles of the sun,” said Carole Mundell, director of science for the European Space Agency. “It’s a wonderful achievement.”
>And the best is yet to come — later this year, humans will get our first images of the sun’s north pole from Solar Orbiter, before the spacecraft swoops ever higher and lower above the sun’s poles for even better views.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/science/sun-south-pole-solar-orbiter-esa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OE8.HCZT.yGlAay481voX&smid=url-share
>Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region. Even better images are expected in the years ahead.
>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 that humanity has had an image of the poles of the sun,” said Carole Mundell, director of science for the European Space Agency. “It’s a wonderful achievement.”
>And the best is yet to come — later this year, humans will get our first images of the sun’s north pole from Solar Orbiter, before the spacecraft swoops ever higher and lower above the sun’s poles for even better views.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/science/sun-south-pole-solar-orbiter-esa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OE8.HCZT.yGlAay481voX&smid=url-share