Solar Orbiter: a look ahead at ‘golden decade’ for physics

European Space Agency mission to study Sun’s polar regions launches in Florida

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The European Space Agency’s ground-breaking Solar Orbiter probe has been launched as part of a landmark mission to study the polar regions of the Sun.

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