University of Michigan: Solar Orbiter Mission to Track Sun's Active Regions, Improve Space Weather Prediction
January 31, 2020
January 31, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Jan. 29:
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- Latest ESA launch will be the first mission to get hi-res images of the sun's poles
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Our understanding of space weather, its origin on the sun, and its progression and threat to Earth, comes with critical gaps--gaps that the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter hopes to help fill after its upcoming launch.
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- Latest ESA launch will be the first mission to get hi-res images of the sun's poles
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Our understanding of space weather, its origin on the sun, and its progression and threat to Earth, comes with critical gaps--gaps that the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter hopes to help fill after its upcoming launch.