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Sun seen in unprecedented detail through Solar Orbiter images

Sun seen in unprecedented detail through Solar Orbiter images — Sun seen in unprecedented detail through Solar Orbiter images (Esa & Nasa/Solar Orbiter/EUI team/Data processing: E Kraaikamp [ROB]/PA)

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 - 15:30

Nina Massey, PA Science Correspondent

The Sun has been seen in unprecedented detail thanks to the latest images from the Solar Orbiter.

The pictures were taken on March 7 when the UK-built spacecraft crossed directly between the Earth and Sun.

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