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The Sun crackles in new images from spacecraft preparing for a close flyby (Space.com, 11 Oct 2022) Solar Orbiter reveals best glimpse yet of Venus' magnetic field (Space.com. 15 September 2022) Solar Orbiter to look at Venus' magnetic field as it swings by the planet (Space.com, 3 September 2022) Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter are observing our Sun like never before (BBC Sky at Night magazine, 26 July 2022) The Solar Orbiter spacecraft spotted a 'hedehog' on the sun (ScienceNews, 1 June 2022) Solar Orbiter's pictures of the sun are every bit as dramatic as you were hoping (Phys.org, 26 May 2022) Solar Orbiter reveals a never-before-seen look at our sun (CNN, 18 May 2022) Solar Orbiter spacecraft takes its closest look at the sun (Space.com, 26 March 2022) Solar Orbiter data may reveal 'whole extra set of wonders', says expert (UK Press Association, 30 August 2020) How three new tools will revolutionize our understanding of the Sun (Smithsonian Magazine, 28 August 2020) What will Solar Orbiter's mission accomplish? (Astronomy, 18 August 2020) Closest picture ever taken of Sun show tiny campfire flares (New York Times, 17 July 2020) Solar Orbiter mission shares closest images of the Sun, reveals 'campfires' near its surface (CNN, 17 July 2020) Closest ever images of sun reveal it is covered in miniature flares (The Guardian, 16 July 2020) Solar Orbiter: Closest ever pictures taken of the Sun (BBC, 16 July 2020) Closer than ever: Solar Orbiter's first views of the Sun (The Wall Street journal, 16 July 2020) A mission to the Sun left just in time (The Atlantic, 16 July 2020) This photo of the Sun is the closest ever taken (Scientific American, 16 July 2020) The closest images of the Sun ever taken reveal 'campfire' flares (ScienceNews, 16 July 2020) First images from Solar Orbiter mission bring Sun into sharper focus (Spaceflight Now, 16 July 2020) We are about to get the closest images of the Sun ever captured (Newsweek, 17 June 2020) Solar Orbiter makes its first close pass of the sun (CNN, 15 June 2020) ESA spacecraft might accidentally fly through the tail of a comet (New Scientist, 13 May 2020) Spacewatch: Solar Orbiter sends first data back to Earth (The Guardian, 20 February 2020) First Solar Orbiter instrument sends measurements (Phys.org, 18 February 2020) A new spacecraft will examine the Sun close up. Solar physics is a hot topic. (The Economist, 13 February 2020) What's next for Solar Orbiter after its historical launch to the Sun (Space.com, 11 February 2020) We've never seen the Sun's top or bottom. Solar Orbiter will change that. (New York Times, 10 February 2020) Atlas 5 blasts off with Solar Orbiter (SpaceFlight Now, 10 February 2020) Solar Orbiter completes preparation for launch (BBC, 1 February 2020) Solar Orbiter will give us our best views of the sun's top and bottom (New Scientist, 28 January 2020) ESA's Solar Orbiter heat shield relies on stone age technology (Forbes, 28 January 2020) Solar Orbiter arrives at Kennedy Space Center for launch preps (Spaceflight Now, 2 November 2019) Heating Up: NASA's Parker Probe, Solar Orbiter give solar science its day in the sun (USA Today Special Edition, October 2019) ESA’s Solar Orbiter ready to study the Sun, heading for Florida (NASA Spaceflight, 21 October 2019) SolO Probe ready to acquire sharpest ever pictures (BBC News interview with NASA Deputy Project Scientist H. Gilbert, 18 October 2019) European SolO probe ready to take on audacious mission (BBC, 18 October 2019) Solar orbiter cleared to study the sun after extensive spacecraft testing (Phys.org, 23 September 2019) Final tests for mission to study the sun (Washington Post, 24 September 2018) European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter Heads Closer to Sun than Ever Before, Voice of America (24 September 2018) Staring at the sun: Solar Orbiter telescopes will get closest view yet (The Guardian, 19 September 2018) Solar Orbiter: Spacecraft to leave UK bound for the Sun (BBC News, 18 September 2018) Seeking the Sun's Secrets (BBC News interview with MAG PI T. Horbury, 18 September 2018) Devastating solar storm is a matter of ‘when not if’ warns Met Office as Solar Orbiter begins testing (The Telegraph, 17 September 2018) Solar Orbiter leaves Stevenage for tests ahead of magnetic fields mission (The Comet, 17 September 2018) Solar Orbiter to Leave Factory for Testing (SpaceRef, 17 September 2018) NASA's Parker Solar Probe: Set the controls for the heart of the Sun (Engineering & Technology, 21 June 2018) ESA's Solar Orbiter mission passes crucial milestone (The Guardian, 14 March 2015) Getting ready for the mission to Hell (BBC News, 26 March 2015) Solar Orbiter: here comes the Sun (UCL Science Blog, 25 March 2015) Race to reveal Sun's secrets heats up with £560m spacecraft (The Times, 14 March 2015) Astrium Ltd. Picked To Build Europe's Solar Orbiter (Space News, 26 April 20112) UK company to build Sun orbiter (Space Daily, 27 April 2012) Hot Stuff: UK Spacecraft To Fly Up To The Sun (Sky News, 27 April 2012) Astrium wins €300 million Solar Orbiter contract from ESA (PHYS.ORG, 27 April 2012) ESA's Solar Orbiter Moves Ahead With De-scoped NASA Participation (Aviation Week, 27 April 2012) UK industry to build Solar Orbiter satellite (BBC News, 26 April 2012) Astrium UK picked to build Solar Orbiter spacecraft (Spaceflight Now, 26 April 2012) Europe to lead daring Sun mission (BBC News, 4 October 2011) ESA Selects Solar Orbiter and Astronomy Telescope (Space News, 5 October 2011) European Space Agency to Probe Dark and Light (Science News, 5 October 2011) Europe Plots Mission to the Sun (NBC San Diego, 5 October 2011) ESA's next missions will study solar flares and dark energy (Wired UK, 5 October 2011) European Space Missions Target the Sun, Dark Energy (SPACE.com, 5 October 2011) Mission to the sun (Pravda, 6 October 2011) ESA announces new missions studying the Sun and dark energy (Deutsche Welle, 6 October 2011) Europe to launch bold Sun swoop mission (The Register, 5 October 2011) Spacecraft to study solar wind (Sky News, 5 October 2011) European Space Agency to launch orbiter bound for the Sun (but it will only get within 26 million miles) (Daily Mail, 5 October 2011) European Space Agency to Send Probe Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before (Geekosystem, 6 October 2011) With Two New Space Science Missions, ESA Will Fly to the Sun and Look For Dark Energy (Popular Science, 5 October 2011) Europeans Planning Closest Solar Probe Ever (PC Magazine, 5 October 2011) Space missions look from the dark into the light (PhysicsWorld.com, 6 October 2011)
Media Coverage (French)
Des feux de camp sur le Soleil, et autres nouvelles du ciel (La Libération, 26 July 2020) Jamais le soleil n'avait été filmé d'aussi près (Euronews, 17 July 2020) L'Agence Spatiale Européenne diffuse les premières images du soleil vu de près (Les Echos, 16 July 2020) Le Soleil comme vous ne l'avez jamais vu (Le Point, 16 July 2020) Solar Orbiter révèle des secrets du Soleil (Ciel & Espace, 16 July 2020) Les splendides images du Soleil prises par la sonde Solar Orbiter (Sciences & Avenir, 16 July 2020) Solar Orbiter livre d'époustouflantes images rapprochées du Soleil (Science & Vie, 16 July 2020) La sonde Solar Orbiter pourrait croiser la comète Atlas qui s'est brisée en morceaux (Futura Sciences, 15 May 2020) 10 jours après son lancement, Solar Orbiter est en pleine forme (Sciences et Avenir, 20 February 2020) L'Europe et la NASA lancent Solar Orbiter en direction du Soleil (Le Figaro, 7 February 2020) La sonde Solar Orbiter, qui étudiera le Soleil de près, est sur le départ (Futura Sciences, 23 October 2019) Au plus près du Soleil (Science Connection, Journal of the Belgian Science Policy Office, December 2015 (also in Dutch ))Le satellite Solar Orbiter va examiner le Soleil de près (Le Figaro, 26 April 2012)
Media Coverage (German)
Solar Orbiter: Erste Daten der Sonnen-Sonde online verfügbar (Heise Online, 30 September 2020) Sonde: Sonnenbilder aus 77 Millionen Kilometer Entfernung (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 16 July 2020) Komet Atlas bekommt Besuch: Esa-Raumsonde Solar Orbiter durchfliegt Schweif (Frankfurter Rundschau, 31 May 2020) Mission zur Sonne - Die Raumsonde Solar Orbiter (BR interview with ESA Director of Science G. Hasinger, 18 October 2019) Raumsonde Solar Orbiter erforscht die Sonne (BR 24, 18 October 2019) "Wir versuchen die dunkle Energie der Sonne zu verstehen" (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 18 October 2019) Forschungssonde Solar Orbiter geht auf die Reise (Die Zeit, 18 October 2019) Europäische Sonnen-Sonde Solar Orbiter startet seine lange Reise (Stuttgarter Zeitung, 18 October 2019) Brenzlige Reise zur Sonne (Deutsche Welle, 17 June 2017) "Solar Orbiter" kommt der Sonne so nahe wie keine Sonde zuvor (Der Standard, 6. Oktober 2011 )ESA-Zuschlag für Raumsonde mit Kieler Beteiligung (Die Welt, 5. October 2011 )
Media Coverage (italian)
Solar Orbiter, il Sole mai visto così vicino: scoperti "falò" sulla sua superficie (La Reppublica, 16 July 2020) Il Sole mai visto così da vicino. Ecco le prime straordinarie immagini dal Solar Orbiter (Rai News, 16 July 2020) Solar Orbiter attraverserà la coda della cometa Atlas (La Repubblica, 29 May 2020) Metis messo in moto (28 Feb 2020) Solar Orber, tecnologia made in Puglia per la sonda dell'ESA che svelerà i segreti del sole (La Repubblica, 11 Feb 2020) Lenti italiane per vedere il Sole da vicino (il Giornale, 11 Feb 2020) Solar Orbiter, la sonda che studia tutti i segreti del sole (Corriere Della Sera, 10 Feb 2020) Il lungo viaggio del Solar Orbiter: tra due anni le prime immagini dei poli solari (Euronews video, 10 Feb 2020) Solar Orbiter, intervista a Paolo Ferri sulla sonda che viaggia verso il sole (Euronews, 10 Feb 2020) Solar Orbiter, il decollo della sonda europea direttal al sole (La Stampa, 10 Feb 2020) A caccia dei segreti del sole con Metis, il coronografo creato in Italia (Corriere Della Sera, 9 Feb 2020) Solar Orbiter, conto alla rovescia a Cape Canaveral (RAI News, 9 Feb 2020) Solar Orbiter pronta al lancio: indagherà i misteri del Sole (RAI News, 8 Feb 2020) Spazio, tutto pronto per Solar Orbiter. Italia a bordo della missione. (Askanews, 2 Dec 2019)
Media Coverage (Spanish)
La misión Solar Orbier hace públicos sus primeros resultados (El Tiempo/EFE, 30 September 2020) Las preguntas que Solar Orbiter debe responder. Parte II (Tiempo.com, 24 September 2020) Las preguntas que Solar Orbiter debe responder. Parte I (Tiempo.com, 23 September 2020) Una nave europea toma la imagen más cercana del Sol (El Pais, 16 July 2020) La sonda Solar Orbiter descubre microllamaradas en la superficie del Sol (La Vanguardia, 16 July 2020) Solar Orbiter, la sonda camino del sol, cruzará la estela del cometa Atlas (La Vanguardia, 29 May 2020) Solar Orbiter: Granada pone rumbo al Sol (Granada Hoy, 3 Mar 2020) Solar Orbiter: la misión espacial que por primera vez tomará imágenes de los polos del Sol (BBC Mundo, 10 Feb 2020) La noche y la luna se alían en un lanzamiento espectacular para Solar Orbiter (EFE, 10 Feb 2020) El Sol como nunca se ha visto (La Vanguardia, 12 November 2019) La misión europea 'Solar Orbiter' observará por primera vez el polo norte y sur del Sol (Spanish TV RTVE, 28 April 2019) Historia de un lanzamiento - Solar Orbiter (Documentary, University of Alcalá, Spain, 15 October 2018)
