Five years into its mission, Solar Orbiter stuns again with this detailed view of the Sun. What you see is the Sun’s million-degree hot atmosphere, called the corona, as it looks in ultraviolet light.

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Scientists are still unraveling the mysteries behind our torrid star. "Watch particles whirl out from the Sun in giant, million-km twisters," ESA posted online. SEE ALSO: NASA dropped a new report. It ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Schmidt et al./NJIT/NSO/AURA/NSF The sun's outer atmosphere — the corona — has long ...

High above the Sun’s blazing equator lie its mysterious poles, the birthplace of fast solar winds and the heart of its magnetic heartbeat. For decades, scientists have struggled to see these regions, ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has captured humanity's first-ever images of the sun's ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar Orbiter spacecraft has delivered the first-ever close-up images of the Sun's enigmatic polar regions. Released this week, these historic images offer a ...

Scientists have revealed their analysis of the first close-up view of the Sun’s south pole. ESA’s spacecraft Solar Orbiter had its first clear view of the region in March. Analysis of the data has now ...

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 ...