A twisting, whirling streamer of plasma escaping the sun in the aftermath of a coronal mass ejection (CME) has been captured ...

The video was taken by Metis on October 12, 2022. Metis is the only instrument capable of seeing such subtle features of the ...

While studying data from ESA's Solar Orbiter space mission, a research team has discovered a new type of solar wind that ...

An eerie new video from ESA's Solar Orbiter shows a towering 'cyclone' of plasma exhibiting behaviors never seen before on ...

The NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter recently recorded the highest-ever concentration of a rare helium isotope (3He) emitted from the ...

Aside from sunlight, the sun sends out a gusty stream of particles called the solar wind. The ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission is the first to capture on camera this wind flying out from the sun in a ...

Credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/Metis & EUI Teams, V. Andretta and P. Romano/INAF A newly released video has revealed a gigantic plume of solar wind towering above the sun in a never-before-seen ...

The researchers' ... Mystery of 'Slow' Solar Wind Unveiled by Solar Orbiter Mission May 28, 2024 — Scientists have come a step closer to identifying the mysterious origins of the 'slow' solar ...

A swirling solar jet 1.2 million miles long was captured in motion by Solar Orbiter—offering the clearest-ever view of solar wind forming at the source, deep in the corona. This structure ...

ESA’s Solar Orbiter captured a massive plasma spiral extending millions of kilometres, revealing swirling solar wind patterns ...