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Catching Fire [1]

A mission scheduled for launch in early February will catch a unique view of the Sun. Solar Orbiter, shown in an artist's concept, is a European mission that will view the Sun's poles, which are impossible to see from Earth. That will help it determine the origin of the solar wind, a flow of charged particles from the Sun that blows throughout the solar system. [ESA]

Solar Orbiter
Solar Orbiter views the Sun
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