Watch: The closest pictures ever taken of the sun are released by NASA and the European Space Agency
Launched on Feb 9, the Solar Orbiter finished its first close pass of the sun in mid-June. Of note to scientists now are countless ‘campfires’ found dotting it.
JUST IN: Scientists from #NASA and ESA just released the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun 😮 — from the Solar Orbiter pic.twitter.com/ZgI9xxCPkO
— latest in space (@latestinspace) July 16, 2020
A European and #NASA spacecraft has snapped the closest pictures ever taken of the sun, revealing countless little "campfires" flaring everywhere. pic.twitter.com/HcSKTzr8CL
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) July 17, 2020
