#SolarOrbiter

[physicsalertofficial]

Mysterious Sun's Atmosphere: Unveiling the Role of Magnetic Waves in Keeping it Hotter In a groundbreaking discovery, a joint scientific team led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the prestigious KU Leuven has unraveled one of the most captivating mysteries of our solar system. The team’s research sheds new light on why the sun’s atmosphere, known as the corona, maintains a temperature millions of degrees hotter […]

[the-fact-site]

Out of all the planets in the Solar System, Mercury has the most eccentric orbit. Instead of being circular, it’s more egg-shaped, varying the distance between it and the Sun. #FACT

[newscientistsawards]

NASA and ESA's Solar Orbiter has captured the first-ever detailed images of the Sun’s polar regions, revealing complex magnetic structures as solar activity nears its 11-year peak. These insights may transform our understanding of solar winds and space weather. Meanwhile, NOAA has issued a G2-level geomagnetic storm watch through June 14, 2025, potentially allowing auroras to be seen in parts of North America and Europe.New Scientists Awards 4th Edition of New Scientists Awards | 25-26 June 2025 | Dubai, United Arab EmiratesNomination Link: https://newscientists.net/award-nomination/?ecategory=Awards&rcategory=Awardee Web Visitors: https://newscientists.net/ For Enquiry: support@newscientists.net #sciencefather #scientist #scienceinnovation #researchexcellence #scientificbreakthrough #NewScientistsAwards #SolarOrbiter #NASA #ESA #SunPoles #SpaceWeather #SolarStorm #AuroraBorealis #GeomagneticStorm #SunActivity #Astrophysics #AuroraAlert #SolarCycle25 #NorthernLights Get Connected Here: ================= You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@scienceawards-i6o Twitter: https://x.com/awards67811 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afreen202564/ blogger: https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/8014336030053733629?hl=en&tab=jjPinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/scienceawards/ 

[noti724]

☀️ La ESA capturó en video el Polo Sur del Sol por 1ª vez con Solar Orbiter. Revela detalles del campo magnético y la corona. ¡Un gran paso para entender el Sol! 🚀 #Astronomía #SolarOrbiter #ESA #Ciencia

[cheezyharu]

Lanota photo dump - chapter 5 edition (Ultra difficulty)

The way the amount of fails went 0-1-2-3 in each songs. 1 fail, that’s on me; 2 Fails, that’s on the game; 3 FAILS??? Who am I supposed to blame it on? The ipad???

All that considered

… definitely better than SolarOrbit. I think I nearly died at that fakeout as well, which I didn’t expect… I completely forgot it existed, in fact.

[nasa]

See the Closest Ever Images of the Sun

Solar Orbiter just released its first scientific data — including the closest images ever taken of the Sun.

Launched on February 9, 2020, Solar Orbiter is a collaboration between the European Space Agency and NASA, designed to study the Sun up close. Solar Orbiter completed its first close pass of the Sun on June 15, flying within 48 million miles of the Sun’s surface.

This is already closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft has taken pictures (our Parker Solar Probe mission has flown closer, but it doesn’t take pictures of the Sun). And over the next seven years, Solar Orbiter will inch even closer to the Sun while tilting its orbit above the plane of the planets, to peek at the Sun’s north and south poles, which have never been imaged before.

Here’s some of what Solar Orbiter has seen so far.

The Sun up close

Solar Orbiter’s Extreme Ultraviolet Imager, or EUI, sees the Sun in wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that are invisible to our eyes.

EUI captured images showing “campfires” dotting the Sun. These miniature bright spots are over a million times smaller than normal solar flares. They may be the nanoflares, or tiny explosions, long thought to help heat the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, to its temperature 300 times hotter than the Sun’s surface. It will take more data to know for sure, but one thing’s certain: In EUI’s images, these campfires are all over the Sun.

The Polar and Helioseismic Imager, or PHI, maps the Sun’s magnetic field in a variety of ways. These images show several of the measurements PHI makes, including the magnetic field strength and direction and the speed of flow of solar material.

PHI will have its heyday later in the mission, as Solar Orbiter gradually tilts its orbit to 24 degrees above the plane of the planets, giving it a never-before-seen view of the poles. But its first images reveal the busy magnetic field on the solar surface.

Studying space

Solar Orbiter’s instruments don’t just focus on the Sun itself — it also carries instruments that study the space around the Sun and surrounding the spacecraft.

The Solar and Heliospheric Imager, or SoloHi, looks out the side of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft to see the solar wind, dust, and cosmic rays that fill the space between the Sun and the planets. SoloHi captured the relatively faint light reflecting off interplanetary dust known as the zodiacal light, the bright blob of light in the right of the image. Compared to the Sun, the zodiacal light is extremely dim – to see it, SoloHi had to reduce incoming sunlight by a trillion times. The straight bright feature on the very edge of the image is a baffle illuminated by reflections from the spacecraft’s solar array.

This first data release highlights Solar Orbiter’s images, but its in situ instruments also revealed some of their first measurements. The Solar Wind Analyser, or SWA instrument, made the first dedicated measurements of heavy ions — carbon, oxygen, silicon, and iron — in the solar wind from the inner heliosphere.

Read more about Solar Orbiter’s first data and see all the images on ESA’s website.

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[cadejosni]

¡HOY, LA AGENCIA ESPACIAL EUROPEA LANZARÁ UNA NUEVA MISIÓN PARA ESTUDIAR NUESTRO SOL! 🚀🌞 . . Solar Orbiter tratará de responder a las grandes preguntas de la ciencia sobre el sistema solar para entender la forma en que nuestra estrella crea y controla la gigantesca burbuja de plasma que la rodea y cómo influye en los planetas contenidos en ella. Las áreas de investigación serán: . . 1. El viento solar y el campo magnético de la corona. 2. Los fenómenos solares repentinos y sus efectos. 3. Las erupciones solares y las partículas energéticas que producen. 4. La generación del campo magnético del Sol. . . La sonda lleva hasta 10 instrumentos científicos y un recubrimiento que la hace soportar hasta 500°C ya probados acá en Tierra. 🤓 . . En hora de Nicaragua el lanzamiento será a las 9:30PM y puede apreciarse en el enlace nasa.gov/live . . #astronomy #astronomía #cadejosni #cosmos #galaxy #science #sky #space #stars #universe #nicaragua #solarorbiter #esa #nasa #sun #sol https://www.instagram.com/p/B8WX0P8hdvT/?igshid=3u6z5lr3orkz

[eejitsan]

Throwback to 1 week ago when we watched the ULA Atlas V dawn into life like a sunrise almost too bright to look at. Then, after what seemed like an age, the crackling sound of thousands of fireworks in the distance as it built a pillar of smoke behind it and seemed to climb it to the Moon, turning only at the last moment to disappear into the sky, fading from view even before it crossed the horizon. . You can see the rocket as the small bright light to the right of the centre of this photo, and if you peer closely you can see the faint trail behind it. . . As two of my travelling companions said, it was like watching an eclipse: there is no single moment of launch, because it’s something that you watch for minutes, drinking in the spectacle of something awesome — and then it’s over and you’ll never be able to experience it again in exactly the same way. . On top of that, add in that the direction of my career for the next few years was riding on that launch, and there were a LOT of emotions to process. I went back to the hotel that night and sat on the edge of the bed smiling, bewildered, and just pondering the beauty of the night’s events. . You live for moments in life like this. . . #solarorbiter #weareallsolarorbiters (at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8o_JgYiBAc/?igshid=1vggrykjwvhye

[astronormiee]

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Cygnus-13 carries Science (Microbiology and Fire) experiment materials is packed inside the Pressurized capsule (the mission capsule representing "Robert Hendry Lawrence Jr", who is the first African-American Astronaut). Cygnus-13 will rendezvous the ISS on 18/02/2019 . . . . #cygnus13 #roberthlawrencejr #northropgrumman #nasa #nasasocial #mars #wallopsflightfacility #virginia #antares230 #solarorbiter #ula #microbiology #biology #esa #spacestation #science #rocketlaunch #isro #rocket #jessicameir #christinakoch #expedition61 #spacex #astronauts #космос #technology #orbitalatk #nkknspacepage (at Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mj0gWpjkD/?igshid=1ozl8nyf91txt

[siobhan-mcdonald]

Watch: https://Vimeo.com/258939437 - short documentary on my solo show at Taylor Galleries: ‘Disappearing Worlds’ #solarwhite #charredbone @taylorgalleries @highlanesgallery @centreculturelirlandais #glaciers #solarorbiter #space #shortdocumentary #irishart #disappearingworlds #contemporarypainting #SiobhánMcDonald @ucdrosemount @ucdscience #europeanspaceagency

[neseblodrecords]

These are the closest images of the sun ever taken

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[astroimages]

A precisão do Atlas V da ULA em colocar a sonda Solar Orbiter rumo ao Sol é impressionante. Atlas "The Slider" V a perfectionist!!! Congratulations Atlas V, ULA and Tory Bruno!!! #SOLARORBITER #AtlasV @ESAsolarorbiter @tory.bruno https://www.instagram.com/p/B8hq6ECplfL/?igshid=13431qbr5yz4s

[321teamross]

Joe took this long exposure photo of the ULA Atlas V launch a few days ago. This launch was carrying the new Solar Orbiter. Beautiful launch with some very cool tech. #therossteam #321teamross #spacecoast #brevardcounty #realestate #photography #ula #unitedlaunchalliance #atlasv #solarorbiter #nasa #rocket #launch #realtors https://www.instagram.com/p/B8eKZBAp4RT/?igshid=coepprn93xoq

[rjbailey]

Reposted from @ulalaunch MISSION SUCCESS! United Launch Alliance's #AtlasV deploys #SolarOrbiter for @nasa and @europeanspaceagency. #137 for ULA. - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B8cLTiLFFr6/?igshid=5dd3tuxtjncg

[gabrielsein]

Got this poopy combo temporary 🤠

-Paracord Crimson Web FT -Lunar Weave FT Knife looks badass to be honest... 🤔

Friday, I gave our tour guide, a 101st Vietnam veteran & engineer, an paracord bracelet. All their gear is made of decommissioned US Military parachute. Today, he brought me a gift. So honored! #NASASocial #SolarOrbiter