USA Today

Spacecraft unveils 1st-ever images of sun's south pole: 'Beginning of a new era'

Prior to the ESA releasing the photos, any image you have ever seen of the sun was taken from around its equator. The Solar Orbiter launched February 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in ...
Space.com

Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun's poles: 'This is just the first step of Solar Orbiter's stairway to heaven' (images)

"These first images of the solar poles are just the start." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...
The Washington Post

See images of solar eruptions on the sun in unprecedented detail

Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface. In unprecedented detail, the visuals reveal ...
Forbes

Spacecraft Sends Back First-Ever Images Of Sun’s South Pole

Launched in February 2020 to take the first-ever close-up images of the sun, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent back humanity’s first clear images of the sun’s south pole.
Reuters

Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the sun's poles

European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter was launched in 2020 It studies solar activity cycle, magnetic field, solar wind The European Space Agency on Wednesday released images taken in March using ...
Astronomy

ESA’s Solar Orbiter reveals the Sun’s poles for the first time

Solar Orbiter took the first-ever images of the Sun's poles. These images show the Sun's corona, a superheated outer atmosphere. The images also reveal the complex movement of solar material. The ...
Scientific American

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 count your lucky stars: for the first time in history, scientists have ...