the First images of the Sun from as close as possible for today distances, and this is 77 million kilometers, the received probe Solar Orbiter.
the New space tool created by NASA and ESA, have started to work recently and will be able to collect unique data on the state of the Sun and surrounding space.
this will help him, including a powerful telescope, which no other probes, in particular, a Solar Probe, approaching the sun closer to the other spacecraft.
as for the Solar Orbiter distance from the star, it is now 77 million miles. He is the first ever photograph of the Sun so close. Scientists promise to publish the pictures about the middle of July.
Mission Solar Orbiter is designed for seven years, this probe will provide an opportunity to observe solar activity, the peak of which is expected in the period from 2023 through 2026.
