ESA's Solar Orbiter Successfully Performs Risky Flyby After Space Debris Threat

Medicine & Technology Nov 28, 2021

The flyby comes after a year and eight months of the spacecraft cruising through the inner solar system, according to the European Space Agency.

ESA's Solar Orbiter Flyby Near Earth's Surface Will Be Visible Tonight, How to Watch

Nov 26, 2021

ESA's Solar Orbiter will flyby near the planet before propelling towards the nearest possible point from the sun.

Venus Flyby: ESA's Solar Orbiter Visits Earth's Hottest Neighbor for the Second Time But Fails to Capture Images of the Planet

Aug 10, 2021

Solar Orbiter successfully completed its second Venus flyby 33 hours before BepiColombo's flyby. The spacecraft is 5,000 miles from Venus and will now head to its main mission, the Sun.

Double Venus Flyby Offers New Opportunity to Study Earth's Hottest Neighbor At Two Different Locations

Aug 08, 2021

All eyes set on Venus as two flybys by Solar Orbiter and BeopiColombo are set to happen this week as a bonus before the two probes reach their main missions in the Solar System.

Comet ATLAS: What Happened to Its Tail Now That It's No Longer Tailing Anything?

Jul 19, 2021

NASA and the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter flew over near the remnants of comet ATLAS to find what happened to its tail after its disintegration in April 2020.

NASA Solar Orbiter Finally Describe How Solar Eruption Looks Like

May 18, 2021

NASA's solar orbiter already captured a gorgeous glimpse at a coronal mass ejection or CME.

ESA Shares Stunning New Video Showing Solar Orbiter's View of Mars, Earth and Venus

Jan 27, 2021

Solar Orbiter has captured a brilliant view of Earth, Mars, and Venus in just a single frame. European Space Agency shared the stunning video on the website.

Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Reaches Nearest Approach to Venus

Dec 28, 2020

The joint American-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft "had an appointment with Venus" yesterday morning, the first "in a series of planetary flybys" to hone the orbit of a probe on its journey to the sun.