Solar Orbiter - Wikipedia
Solar Orbiter, designed to obtain detailed measurements of the inner heliosphere and the nascent solar wind, will also perform close observations of the polar regions of the Sun which is difficult to do from Earth. These observations are important in investigating how the Sun creates and controls its heliosphere.
ESA - Solar Orbiter - European Space Agency
Solar Orbiter is the most complex scientific laboratory ever to have been sent to our life-giving star, taking images of the Sun from closer than any spacecraft before and being the first to look at its polar regions.
Solar Orbiter - NASA Science
Feb 9, 2020 · An international cooperative mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, Solar Orbiter is a Sun-observing satellite with 10 science instruments, all designed to provide unprecedented insight into how our local star 'works.'
ESA - Solar Orbiter factsheet - European Space Agency
Solar Orbiter will combine in situ measurements of the solar wind around the spacecraft with remote sensing, looking at the Sun’s features from afar, to connect the two together; At closest approach, Solar Orbiter will be about approximately 42 million kilometres from the Sun
ESA - Solar Orbiter overview - European Space Agency
ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission is conceived to perform a close-up study of our Sun and inner heliosphere - the uncharted innermost regions of our Solar System - to better understand, and even predict, the unruly behaviour of the star on which our lives depend.
ESA Science & Technology - Solar Orbiter - European Space Agency
Solar Orbiter is a mission dedicated to solar and heliospheric physics. It was selected as the first medium-class mission of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Programme. The programme outlines key scientific questions which need to be answered about the development of planets and the emergence of life, how the Solar System works, the origins of the ...
Home - Solar Orbiter - Cosmos
Dec 11, 2024 · Welcome to ESA's Solar Orbiter Website for the Scientific Community. The Sun is an active star, responsible for creating a highly dynamic and complex environment, namely the heliosphere.
COSMOS Mission - Solar Orbiter - Cosmos - European Space …
Feb 10, 2020 · Solar Orbiter is an international cooperative mission between ESA (the European Space Agency) and NASA that addresses a central question of heliophysics: How does the Sun create and control the constantly changing space environment throughout the solar system?
Solar Orbiter | OPS Portal - European Space Agency
Feb 10, 2020 · Solar Orbiter was launched in February 2020 and is on its way to perform close-up studies of our Sun. The spacecraft will brave the fierce heat and carry its scientific instruments to just one-quarter of Earth's distance from our star.
Solar Orbiter’s Stunning New Views of the Sun Reveal
Dec 24, 2024 · The Solar Orbiter mission has produced unprecedented high-resolution images of the Sun, showcasing the complex interplay of its magnetic fields and plasma movements. These images, which include detailed views of sunspots and the corona, enhance our understanding of solar phenomena.