ESA's Solar Orbiter probe photographs the solar South Pole for the first time.
12 June 2025
The European Solar Orbiter probe has taken pictures of one of the sun's poles. According to the European Space Agency (ESA), this is the first time ever that the sun has been photographed from this perspective.
As ESA inclined the orbit of the Solar Orbiter relative to the orbital plane, the probe could observe the south pole of the sun.
As ESA inclined the orbit of the Solar Orbiter relative to the orbital plane, the probe could observe the south pole of the sun.