Solar Orbiter

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.

|ByREUTERS
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
A montage of Saturn and its moons as captured by the Voyager 1 probe

Will the Biblical Star of Bethlehem appear in the sky ahead of Christmas?

On December 21, our solar system's two biggest planets will come within close proximity of one another, in what is known as a great conjunction.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
A coronal mass ejection erupting on the Sun's surface

NASA and ESA set to launch Solar Orbiter on mission towards the sun

Normally, when scientists study the sun it rotates past them making it impossible to follow the desired area, however, 'SolO' will be able to hover over and follow one section of the sun.

|ByZACHARY KEYSER