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Behold: The sun's south pole imaged for the first time in history

Just this once, it's OK to stare at the sun — provided you're looking at the European Space Agency's (ESA) newly released, history-making images of the solar south pole. Taken near the sun on March 23 ...
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 ...
Yahoo

Solar Orbiter captures 1st images of sun's south pole 5 years after Florida launch

Plenty of spacecraft and telescopes have throughout the years been able to observe the sun up close – with plenty more missions on the way. In late-December 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer ...
Science Daily

Magnetic mayhem at the sun’s poles: First images reveal a fiery mystery

For the first time in history, we re seeing the Sun from an angle no one ever has: from above and below its poles. Thanks to the European Space Agency s Solar Orbiter and its tilted orbit, scientists ...
The New York Times

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. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Spacecraft ...