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The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far.
Today’s flyby will be the first to significantly ‘tilt’ the spacecraft’s orbit and allow it to see the Sun’s polar regions, which cannot be seen from Earth.
Studying the Sun’s poles will improve our understanding of solar activity, space weather, and the Sun-Earth connection.
Solar Orbiter is not the only ESA mission visiting Venus this year. ESA’s Juice spacecraft, en route to Jupiter to explore its icy moons, will also fly past the planet in August.
Solar Orbiter and Juice will pass Venus just 194 days apart – that’s less than one day on Venus, which lasts 243 Earth days. The frequent visits highlight the planet’s important role as a waypoint for ESA's interplanetary voyagers.
However, while Solar Orbiter and Juice are making just brief visits to Earth’s neighbour, for some ESA missions, Venus is the final destination. From arrival in 2006 until the end of the mission in 2014, ESA’s Venus Express studied the planet’s atmosphere and clouds in detail and mapped its surface temperature.
Looking ahead, ESA’s Envision is set to launch in the early 2030s. Envision will be the first mission to provide a comprehensive view of Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere. In doing so, it will help scientists determine how and why, despite starting off similar, Venus and Earth evolved in such different ways.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far.
Today’s flyby will be the first to significantly ‘tilt’ the spacecraft’s orbit and allow it to see the Sun’s polar regions, which cannot be seen from Earth.
Studying the Sun’s poles will improve our understanding of solar activity, space weather, and the Sun-Earth connection.
Closer to Venus than ever before
Solar Orbiter is not the only ESA mission visiting Venus this year. ESA’s Juice spacecraft, en route to Jupiter to explore its icy moons, will also fly past the planet in August.
Solar Orbiter and Juice will pass Venus just 194 days apart – that’s less than one day on Venus, which lasts 243 Earth days. The frequent visits highlight the planet’s important role as a waypoint for ESA's interplanetary voyagers.
However, while Solar Orbiter and Juice are making just brief visits to Earth’s neighbour, for some ESA missions, Venus is the final destination. From arrival in 2006 until the end of the mission in 2014, ESA’s Venus Express studied the planet’s atmosphere and clouds in detail and mapped its surface temperature.
Looking ahead, ESA’s Envision is set to launch in the early 2030s. Envision will be the first mission to provide a comprehensive view of Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere. In doing so, it will help scientists determine how and why, despite starting off similar, Venus and Earth evolved in such different ways.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far.
Today’s flyby will be the first to significantly ‘tilt’ the spacecraft’s orbit and allow it to see the Sun’s polar regions, which cannot be seen from Earth.
Studying the Sun’s poles will improve our understanding of solar activity, space weather, and the Sun-Earth connection.
Solar Orbiter is not the only ESA mission visiting Venus this year. ESA’s Juice spacecraft, en route to Jupiter to explore its icy moons, will also fly past the planet in August.
Solar Orbiter and Juice will pass Venus just 194 days apart – that’s less than one day on Venus, which lasts 243 Earth days. The frequent visits highlight the planet’s important role as a waypoint for ESA's interplanetary voyagers.
However, while Solar Orbiter and Juice are making just brief visits to Earth’s neighbour, for some ESA missions, Venus is the final destination. From arrival in 2006 until the end of the mission in 2014, ESA’s Venus Express studied the planet’s atmosphere and clouds in detail and mapped its surface temperature.
Looking ahead, ESA’s Envision is set to launch in the early 2030s. Envision will be the first mission to provide a comprehensive view of Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere. In doing so, it will help scientists determine how and why, despite starting off similar, Venus and Earth evolved in such different ways.
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Watch today's Venus flyby 'tilt' Solar Orbiter's orbit around the Sun and improve its view of the Sun's polar regions
The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far.
Today’s flyby will be the first to significantly ‘tilt’ the spacecraft’s orbit and allow it to see the Sun’s polar regions, which cannot be seen from Earth.
Studying the Sun’s poles will improve our understanding of solar activity, space weather, and the Sun-Earth connection.
Solar Orbiter is not the only ESA mission visiting Venus this year. ESA’s Juice spacecraft, en route to Jupiter to explore its icy moons, will also fly past the planet in August.
Solar Orbiter and Juice will pass Venus just 194 days apart – that’s less than one day on Venus, which lasts 243 Earth days. The frequent visits highlight the planet’s important role as a waypoint for ESA's interplanetary voyagers.
However, while Solar Orbiter and Juice are making just brief visits to Earth’s neighbour, for some ESA missions, Venus is the final destination. From arrival in 2006 until the end of the mission in 2014, ESA’s Venus Express studied the planet’s atmosphere and clouds in detail and mapped its surface temperature.
Looking ahead, ESA’s Envision is set to launch in the early 2030s. Envision will be the first mission to provide a comprehensive view of Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere. In doing so, it will help scientists determine how and why, despite starting off similar, Venus and Earth evolved in such different ways.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far.
Today’s flyby will be the first to significantly ‘tilt’ the spacecraft’s orbit and allow it to see the Sun’s polar regions, which cannot be seen from Earth.
Studying the Sun’s poles will improve our understanding of solar activity, space weather, and the Sun-Earth connection.
Cool under pressure
Solar Orbiter is not the only ESA mission visiting Venus this year. ESA’s Juice spacecraft, en route to Jupiter to explore its icy moons, will also fly past the planet in August.
Solar Orbiter and Juice will pass Venus just 194 days apart – that’s less than one day on Venus, which lasts 243 Earth days. The frequent visits highlight the planet’s important role as a waypoint for ESA's interplanetary voyagers.
However, while Solar Orbiter and Juice are making just brief visits to Earth’s neighbour, for some ESA missions, Venus is the final destination. From arrival in 2006 until the end of the mission in 2014, ESA’s Venus Express studied the planet’s atmosphere and clouds in detail and mapped its surface temperature.
Looking ahead, ESA’s Envision is set to launch in the early 2030s. Envision will be the first mission to provide a comprehensive view of Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere. In doing so, it will help scientists determine how and why, despite starting off similar, Venus and Earth evolved in such different ways.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far.
Today’s flyby will be the first to significantly ‘tilt’ the spacecraft’s orbit and allow it to see the Sun’s polar regions, which cannot be seen from Earth.
Studying the Sun’s poles will improve our understanding of solar activity, space weather, and the Sun-Earth connection.
Solar Orbiter is not the only ESA mission visiting Venus this year. ESA’s Juice spacecraft, en route to Jupiter to explore its icy moons, will also fly past the planet in August.
Solar Orbiter and Juice will pass Venus just 194 days apart – that’s less than one day on Venus, which lasts 243 Earth days. The frequent visits highlight the planet’s important role as a waypoint for ESA's interplanetary voyagers.
However, while Solar Orbiter and Juice are making just brief visits to Earth’s neighbour, for some ESA missions, Venus is the final destination. From arrival in 2006 until the end of the mission in 2014, ESA’s Venus Express studied the planet’s atmosphere and clouds in detail and mapped its surface temperature.
Looking ahead, ESA’s Envision is set to launch in the early 2030s. Envision will be the first mission to provide a comprehensive view of Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere. In doing so, it will help scientists determine how and why, despite starting off similar, Venus and Earth evolved in such different ways.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far.
Today’s flyby will be the first to significantly ‘tilt’ the spacecraft’s orbit and allow it to see the Sun’s polar regions, which cannot be seen from Earth.
Studying the Sun’s poles will improve our understanding of solar activity, space weather, and the Sun-Earth connection.
ESA at Venus
Solar Orbiter is not the only ESA mission visiting Venus this year. ESA’s Juice spacecraft, en route to Jupiter to explore its icy moons, will also fly past the planet in August.
Solar Orbiter and Juice will pass Venus just 194 days apart – that’s less than one day on Venus, which lasts 243 Earth days. The frequent visits highlight the planet’s important role as a waypoint for ESA's interplanetary voyagers.
However, while Solar Orbiter and Juice are making just brief visits to Earth’s neighbour, for some ESA missions, Venus is the final destination. From arrival in 2006 until the end of the mission in 2014, ESA’s Venus Express studied the planet’s atmosphere and clouds in detail and mapped its surface temperature.
Looking ahead, ESA’s Envision is set to launch in the early 2030s. Envision will be the first mission to provide a comprehensive view of Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere. In doing so, it will help scientists determine how and why, despite starting off similar, Venus and Earth evolved in such different ways.
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