Two spacecraft, about 1.5 metres in size, synchronised so neatly in outer space that they managed to cover the Sun and create ...

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 ...

We didn’t know what exactly to expect from these first observations — the Sun’s poles are literally terra incognita,” said ...

Solar Orbiter captures first-ever images of the Sun’s poles, offering insights into solar magnetism, atmospheric motion, and ...

One such discovery made regarding the Sun’s magnetic field is that, at the solar south pole, the Sun’s magnetic field is ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter deep-space probe has made history, returning the first-ever images of the Sun's south pole. It's a world first that sheds a great deal of light on the mysteries of our parent star, ...

The Sun's polar regions are pretty busy and chaotic places, but our newfound views of its south pole will help predict future ...

The Solar Orbiter has delivered the "highest resolution image ever of the Sun’s south pole", according to the European Space ...

"Today we reveal humankind's first-ever views of the Sun's pole," said Carole Mundell, the ESA's director of science, in a statement. "These new unique views from our Solar Orbiter mission are the ...

The Solar Orbiter, a collaborative mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, captured detailed images of the sun’s southern region in March, something no other probe has done at close range.