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The 6 Most Jaw-Dropping Space Photos

20/10/2024 Vivian Scott 311

 The Solar Orbiter captured the closest-ever image of the Sun, aiding space weather research.  The Solar Orbiter captured the closest-ever image of the Sun, aiding space weather research.
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Things have gotten hot.

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, operated by ESA and NASA, took the closest image of the Sun ever when it was 77 million kilometres away. In order to comprehend how the Sun influences space weather near Earth and throughout the solar system, scientists will be able to piece together its atmospheric layers with the aid of these photographs.