6.5K views · 864 reactions | ESA's Solar Orbiter obtained new imagery of 'campfires' on the sun in February 2021. The process that creates campfires may "contribute significantly to the heating of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona," according to the European Space Agency. [Full Story](https://trib.al/eRD3VsU) | Space.com | Facebook

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54K views · 832 reactions | Die von Deutschland aus gesteuerte Raumsonde „Solar Orbiter“ ist erfolgreich zu ihrer Mission gestartet. | tagesschau | Facebook

During one of its closest approaches to the Sun, Europe’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft got a ring-side seat as an explosive burst of radiation began to billow out from the Sun’s atmosphere. The cause of these flares—which carry with them particles that can damage human technology—is something of a mystery. But in a new paper, researchers describe a flare starting small and avalanching over 40 minutes into a powerful outburst of radiation and high-speed particles. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4sIxnca

The first Coronal Mass Ejection captured by the UK-built ESA Solar Orbiter spacecraft! ☀️👇 CMEs are immense eruptions from the Sun's atmosphere that can cause space weather effects here on Earth, damaging satellite-dependent services we rely on every day like GPS and transport systems. 🌍 That's why it's so important we track and understand them with spacecraft like Solar Orbiter, which was built in Stevenage and has strong UK involvement in its science goals. 🛰️ Find out more 👉 http://www.es