Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the sun's poles
"The data that Solar Orbiter obtains during the coming years will help modelers in predicting the solar cycle," said solar physicist Hamish Reid.
Eight views of the sun's south pole obtained by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft are seen in this image released by the European Space Agency on June 11, 2025(photo credit: ESA & NASA/SOLAR ORBITER/PHI TEAM, J. HIRZBERGER (MPS)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
