Scientists have captured the southern polar region of the Sun for the first time

Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have managed to take the first images of the Sun's poles from outside the ecliptic plane in the history of mankind. This was announced by the ESA on June 11.

"Thanks to the new tilt of the orbit around the Sun, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft became the first to image the poles of the Sun from outside the ecliptic plane," the agency explained.

This study will help to study new properties of the Sun and predict its behavior.

"We can learn about how matter moves in the outer layers of the Sun. This can reveal unexpected patterns, such as polar vortices," the ESA noted.

In addition, thanks to these images, scientists will be able to observe changes in the Sun's magnetic field, identify a pattern between a change in the magnetic field and the peak of solar activity.

According to ESA, in the coming years, the spacecraft will tilt its orbit even further, thanks to which new, no less unique photographs will be taken.

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