"Revolutionizing Solar Science: Close-up Space Images of the Sun"

NASA's Parker Solar Probe and the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter have provided unprecedented close-up views of the Sun, capturing massive solar eruptions, magnetic disturbances, and heat and energy rippling through the Sun's atmosphere. These observations are rewriting scientists' understanding of the Sun and its activity. The two spacecraft, working in tandem, have revealed new insights into the earliest phases of solar eruptions and the behavior of coronal mass ejections. The data collected will help researchers better understand the Sun's activity and predict its effects on Earth, such as solar storms that can disrupt communications and power grids. The combination of instruments on each spacecraft and their unique geometry enable this groundbreaking research.