All articles tagged with #solar orbiter
Originally Published 6 days ago — by Gizmodo
Scientists used the Solar Orbiter to observe the active solar region NOAA 13664 for 94 days, the longest ever recorded, which helped link a major geomagnetic storm in May 2024 to solar activity, providing new insights into solar behavior and its impact on Earth.
Originally Published 8 days ago — by Indian Defence Review
A groundbreaking collaboration between the ground-based DKIST telescope and the space-based Solar Orbiter has provided new insights into the Sun's activity, including the discovery of tiny structures called 'campfires' and detailed observations of the Sun's magnetic fields, advancing our understanding of solar phenomena and their impact on Earth.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Space
ESA's Solar Orbiter captured the first close-up images of the Sun's magnetic field near its south pole, revealing faster-than-expected magnetic migration and providing new insights into the solar cycle and polar magnetic dynamics.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by IFLScience
For the first time, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has captured images of the Sun's polar magnetic field, revealing that plasma and magnetic activity at the poles move faster than previously thought, providing new insights into the Sun's 11-year activity cycle.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Space
Scientists using the Solar Orbiter have traced high-speed electrons back to the sun, discovering they originate from two types of solar outbursts: small-scale solar flares and larger coronal mass ejections, which has implications for understanding space weather and protecting spacecraft.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by European Space Agency
The Solar Orbiter mission has identified two distinct sources of energetic electrons from the Sun—solar flares and coronal mass ejections—by observing over 300 events, which enhances understanding of space weather and helps improve forecasting to protect spacecraft and astronauts.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by Mashable
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft captured the first detailed images of the sun's south pole, revealing that its magnetic poles have flipped during solar maximum, a phenomenon that helps scientists understand solar activity and improve space weather predictions.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by theregister.com
NASA/ESA's Solar Orbiter has captured the first images of the Sun's south pole, revealing that both magnetic poles are on the southern side, during a period of solar maximum when magnetic poles reverse. The spacecraft's high-latitude observations, made possible by gravitational assists from Earth and Venus, aim to improve understanding of solar magnetic activity and its impact on Earth, especially during solar storms. This marks a new era in solar science, providing insights into previously unobservable regions of the Sun.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by NBC News
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole, revealing complex magnetic activity and providing new insights into solar behavior and magnetic field dynamics, especially during the sun's active solar maximum phase.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by Gizmodo
The Solar Orbiter has captured the first clear images of the Sun’s south pole from outside the ecliptic plane, revealing complex magnetic activity and providing new insights into the Sun’s magnetic cycle and solar outbursts. The spacecraft's unique vantage point allows scientists to better understand the Sun's polar regions, which are crucial for understanding solar activity and its effects on Earth.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by European Space Agency
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has achieved a historic milestone by capturing the first-ever images of the Sun's poles from outside the ecliptic plane, providing new insights into the Sun's magnetic field, solar cycle, and space weather phenomena. The spacecraft's tilted orbit allows it to observe the poles directly, revealing complex magnetic structures and material movements, which will enhance understanding of solar activity and its effects on Earth.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Universe Today
The ESA's Solar Orbiter has captured an incredibly high-resolution image of the Sun by stitching together 25 images taken from 74 million km away. This mosaic, with a resolution of 175 km per pixel, reveals detailed features like granules and sunspots on the solar photosphere. The Solar Orbiter, launched in 2020, is designed to study the Sun's poles, magnetic fields, and solar wind, and its instruments like the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager and Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager are key to these observations.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Hackaday
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has captured stunning images of the sun from a distance of less than 46 million miles, using the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager and the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager. These images, stitched together to form a complete view of the sun, help in understanding solar phenomena that can impact life and technology on Earth.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by ScienceAlert
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter has captured the highest-resolution images of the Sun from a distance of 74 million kilometers, using instruments like the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager and the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager. These images, taken in March 2023, reveal detailed views of the Sun's surface, including sunspots and magnetic field lines, and provide insights into the Sun's magnetic field and plasma movements. The images are crucial for understanding solar dynamics and the Sun's corona.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Space.com
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured the highest resolution images of the sun's surface, revealing detailed views of the photosphere and sunspots. These images, taken from 45 million miles away, show the sun's dynamic surface and magnetic fields, which are concentrated around sunspots, affecting plasma convection and temperature. The spacecraft also provided a tachogram showing the sun's rotation and material movement, and images of the corona, highlighting solar wind origins. This mission, a collaboration between ESA and NASA, aims to provide unprecedented views of the sun's poles by 2025.