Wednesday, November 12, 2025 -The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has delivered its first close-up look at the Sun’s magnetic engine in action, providing unprecedented insight into the forces that drive solar storms and space weather.
For the first time, scientists can observe how the Sun’s magnetic fields twist and churn, powering solar flares and the solar wind that impacts Earth’s space environment.
Images and data from the spacecraft reveal dynamic loops and plasma eruptions tied to the Sun’s magnetic activity, offering clues to longstanding mysteries about how energy moves through the solar atmosphere.
Researchers say this could help improve forecasts of solar storms that can disrupt satellites, communications, and power grids on Earth.
With more observations scheduled in the coming months, the Solar Orbiter mission promises to revolutionize our understanding of the Sun, shedding light on processes that have remained hidden for decades and bringing us closer to predicting the behavior of our closest star.
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