The Solar Orbiter just snapped the closest-ever pictures of the Sun

The Solar orbiter just produced the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun, revealing our parent star in stunning detail. These are the first images from the Solar Orbiter released to the public. This joint mission from NASA and the ESA launched on February 9 of this year, and it made its first close pass of the Sun near the middle of June. “These unprecedented pictures of the Sun are the closest we have ever obtained. These amazing images will help scientists piece together the Sun’s atmospheric layers, which is important for understanding how it drives space weather near the…

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