New observations from Solar Orbiter confirm tiny plasma jets play a key role in both fast and slow solar wind.

The Solar Orbiter has delivered the "highest resolution image ever of the Sun’s south pole" according to the European Space Agency (ESA). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter ...

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"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving both the fast and the slow solar wind." ...

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ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the ...

Imperial's Professor Tim Horbury and Helen O'Brien are celebrating the impact of the Solar Orbiter as they mark five years since it first ...

The above 40-second video is sped-up footage of the new-found jets flashing briefly near the Sun’s south pole. In reality, ...

Several missions under contracts with NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program are planned for this year.

Tiny high-speed jets in the Sun’s coronal holes may explain how the solar wind is generated. Detected by Solar Orbiter, these findings could reshape our understanding of solar activity.