In a striking new view from space, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has given scientists their first close-up ...

Scientists have revealed their analysis of the first close-up view of the Sun’s south pole. ESA’s spacecraft Solar Orbiter ...

ESA’s Solar Orbiter has given scientists their first clear view of the Sun’s poles, a region that has long remained hidden ...

The sun is governed by a strict rhythm. The magnetic activity of the sun displays a cyclic variation, reaching a maximum ...

The Solar Orbiter was placed in an orbit tilted compared with the Solar System’s plane. This new path allowed it to see what no spacecraft had seen before.

In March, ESA's spacecraft Solar Orbiter had its first clear view of the Sun’s south pole. A first analysis has now been published. Huge cells of hot plasma cover the Sun and create the large-scale, ...