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.

ESA’s Solar Orbiter has given scientists their first clear view of the Sun’s poles, a region that has long remained hidden from observation. The findings reveal unexpected plasma flows and magnetic ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sun's outer atmosphere — the corona — has long intrigued scientists due to its extreme temperatures, violent eruptions and towering prominences — vast filaments of plasma extending out from the ...