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Clark, Stuart ; Baldwin, Emily ; Solar Orbiter PIs, Several ; Berghmans, D.
Released on 2022-05-18
Abstract: Powerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a curious solar ‘hedgehog’ are amongst the haul of spectacular images, movies and data returned by Solar Orbiter from its first close approach to the Sun. Although the analysis of the new dataset has only just started, it is already clear that the ESA-led mission is providing the most extraordinary insights into the Sun’s magnetic behaviour and the way this shapes space weather.
Keyword(s): Solar Orbiter ; EUI
Note: This press release was covered in many media outlets, including: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/18/world/esa-solar-orbiter-hedgehog-new-images-scn/index.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/05/19/see-the-breathtaking-highest-resolution-ever-photos-of-the-suns-south-pole-and-a-weird-solar-hedgehog/ https://www.space.com/sun-images-solar-orbiter-pole-hedgehog https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/61505115 https://news.sky.com/story/the-sun-solar-hedgehog-among-breathtaking-images-released-by-european-space-agency-12616111 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10829795/Solar-Orbiter-images-capture-Sun-like-never-before.html https://www.demorgen.be/tech-wetenschap/ruimtesonde-solar-orbiter-maakt-ongeziene-beelden-van-de-zon~b847c8e3/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F https://www.iefimerida.gr/tehnologia/diastimiko-skafos-ilioy-leptomereies https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1612918/sun-video-european-space-agency-esa-solar-orbiter-hedgehog-structure https://phys.org/news/2022-05-sun-youve.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/solar-orbiter-mission-delivers-extremely-detailed-images-of-sun-and-solar-hedgehog-taken-during-close-approach https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-05/19/solar-orbiter-bietet-aussergewoehnlichen-blick-auf-die-sonne?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F https://www.focus.de/wissen/weltraum/so-nah-wie-noch-nie-neue-bilder-der-sonde-solar-orbiter-so-haben-sie-die-sonne-noch-nie-gesehen_id_101744886.html https://www.dw.com/es/la-misi%C3%B3n-solar-orbiter-revela-una-mirada-nunca-antes-vista-de-nuestro-sol/a-61843617 https://www.national-geographic.pl/artykul/sonda-solar-orbiter-nagrala-niesamowity-film-pokazujacy-biegun-slonca-i-slonecznego-jeza-to-trzeba-zobaczyc-220519010716 https://www.allesoversterrenkunde.nl/!/actueel/nieuws/_detail/gli/esa-presenteert-fraaie-beelden-van-de-zon/ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/closest-ever-images-of-sun-reveal-solar-hedgehog-south-pole-2990611 https://gizmodo.com/solar-orbiter-sun-images-1848948203 https://es.gizmodo.com/la-sonda-solar-orbiter-comparte-nuevas-e-increibles-ima-1848953526 https://www.stern.de/amp/gesellschaft/regional/niedersachsen-bremen/raumfahrt-solar-orbiter-bietet-aussergewoehnlichen-blick-auf-die-sonne--31875540.html https://www.focus.de/wissen/weltraum/so-nah-wie-noch-nie-neue-bilder-der-sonde-solar-orbiter-so-haben-sie-die-sonne-noch-nie-gesehen_id_101744886.html https://weather.com/de-DE/wissen/astronomie/video/so-scharf-haben-sie-die-sonne-noch-nie-gesehen https://www.kn-online.de/Nachrichten/Wissen/Neue-Aufnahmen-der-Sonne-Solar-Orbiter-macht-faszinierende-Bilder-der-heissen-Sonnen-Atmosphaere https://www.hna.de/wissen/esa-raumsonde-solar-orbiter-sonne-fotos-aufnahmen-anh-igel-91558507.html https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/video211768635/Esa-Raumsonde-So-nah-haben-Sie-die-Sonne-noch-nie-gesehen.html https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/so-hat-man-die-sonne-noch-nie-gesehen-1.5587854 https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/raumfahrt-raumsonde-solar-orbiter-bietet-neuen-blick-auf-die-sonne-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-220519-99-347624?source=rss https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/solar-orbiter-sonne-bilder-1.5587936 https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten/raumsonde-solar-orbiter-der-sonne-so-nah-wie-nie https://m.bild.de/video/clip/video/spektakulaere-aufnahmen-so-haben-sie-die-sonne-noch-nie-gesehen-80141322.bildMobile.html https://www.rnd.de/wissen/so-haben-sie-die-sonne-noch-nie-gesehen-JVXK6CL3BFFYRFKEQWTRGJEYEY.html The Telegraph: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_cO_amgwok https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/soleil-solar-orbiter-observe-soleil-comme-personne-ne-avait-vu-auparavant-98565/ https://www.the-sun.com/tech/5378118/mind-blowing-sun-footage-solar-hedgehog-mystery/ https://www.news9live.com/science/solar-orbiter-captures-images-of-corona-of-sun-in-unprecedented-detail-171397 https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/05/18/ruimtesonde-maakt-opnieuw-verbluffende-detailfoto-s-van-de-zon/ https://www.amna.gr/home/article/647784/To-Solar-Orbiter-trabixe-kontines-fotografies-tou-liou-kai-apokalupse-enan-iliako-skantzochoiro
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