Solar Orbiter exploring the Sun's realm
Date: 25 April 2012
Depicts: Solar Orbiter exploring the Sun's realm
Copyright: ESA/AOES
ESA's next generation Sun explorer, Solar Orbiter will be launched in 2017. It will investigate the connections and the coupling between the Sun and the heliosphere, a huge bubble in space created by the solar wind. The solar wind can cause auroras and disrupt satellite-based communication.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
