Welcome to ESA's Solar Orbiter Website for the Scientific Community

News alert: on 18 February 2025, Solar Orbiter completed a successful Venus Gravity Assist Maneuver, bringing the mission to its high latitude science phase. The spacecraft's orbit tilt will reach ~17º heliographic latitude.

News alert: Solar Orbiter's upcoming Remote-Sensing Windows (RSWs) observations will take place between 11 March 2025 – 25 April 2025.

Upcoming Events

5 March 2025 14:00 CET: 6th Solar Orbiter community building webinar (see here)

2 April 2025 14:00 CEST: 7th Solar Orbiter community building webinar (see here)

7-8 April 2025: EUI-Metis Meeting at ROB, Belgium

8-10 April 2025: SWT-40 at ROB, Belgium (in-person meeting)

10-11 April 2025: SPICE Consortium Meeting (1.5 days) at ROB, Belgium (in-person meeting)

12-16 May 2025: In situ heliospheric science meeting in Lyon, France

Latest data from EUI/FSI

Latest 30.4 nm image from Solar Orbiter EUI

Latest 17.4 nm image from Solar Orbiter EUI

 

The Sun Now seen by SDO/AIA

Latest image from Helioviewer.org.

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