Spacecraft Gets Hit by Enormous Coronal Mass Ejection, Survives and Takes Notes
6 Sep 2022, 06:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The ESA-NASA Solar Orbiter got hit this past weekend by a massive coronal mass ejection, survived because it was designed to
Invisible Solar Hedgehog Reveals Itself in Extremely Detailed Videos of Our Sun
19 May 2022, 13:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Images sent back by the European Solar Orbiter are just now beginning to surface, and the wonders it reveals are beyond imagination for space enthusiats
Solar Orbiter Probe Stares at the Sun, Takes Insanely High-Res Photo of Our Star
25 Mar 2022, 04:14 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / ESA's Solar Orbiter has snapped the highest-resolution image of the Sun from a distance that's about halfway between Earth and its star
Massive Solar Eruption Spanning for Millions of Miles Detected, There’s Some Good News
18 Feb 2022, 10:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Solar Orbiter spacecraft just detected the “largest solar prominence eruption ever observed in a single image together with the full solar disc”
Solar Orbiter Sees Venus Rising From Really Close, Planet Looks Like an Eclipsed Sun
13 Aug 2021, 15:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The joint American-European Solar Orbiter got within 4,967 miles (7,995 km) of the Venus surface and captured these incredible images
Two Spacecraft Are Set to Have a Double Meeting With Our Hellish Neighbour Venus
2 Aug 2021, 14:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready to witness a historic moment for space exploration: two spacecraft will have a double Venus flyby.
Spacecraft Captures First Footage of Powerful Eruption on the Sun's Surface
18 May 2021, 08:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Solar Orbiter spacecraft caught its first footage of a coronal mass ejection; data help scientists understand better how the Sun interacts with space