The space rock 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed interstellar object discovered by astronomers, following 'Oumuamua and ...

That means the spacecraft moved from the ecliptic plane, and tilted its orbit to 17 degrees in relation with the Sun's equator.

ESA has now released the first pictures of the sun’s south pole, taken between March, when the spacecraft was orbiting at an angle 15 degrees below the ecliptic plane, and today, when it reached ...

By tilting its orbit 17 degrees out of the ecliptic plane — the flat plane in which Earth and most planets orbit — Solar Orbiter has provided humanity with a rare and valuable new view of our ...

Queen's legendary guitarist, Brian May, known for iconic solos, also holds a PhD in astrophysics. His thesis, completed in ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, in collaboration with NASA, has captured unprecedented images of the Sun's south pole from 40 million miles away. These detailed views, taken during high ...

The Solar Orbiter has been observing the sun since 2021, but it recently went on a side trip to Venus which significantly tilted its orbit and gave it a good view of the sun's polar region.

China's mysterious reusable space plane landed on Monday, after 276 days in Earth's orbit. The nine-month mission was the longest yet for the new space plane. It had flown to orbit once before, for ...