Solar Orbiter images capture the Sun like never before - Daily Mail

The UK-built spacecraft's closest approach to the Sun, known as perihelion, took place on March 26, taking it inside the orbit of Mercury, at about one-third the distance from the Sun to the Earth.

Powerful flares and a curious patch of 'spikes' stretching 15,000 miles across the Sun dubbed 'the hedgehog' are among the latest haul of images from the Solar Orbiter. The UK-built spacecraft's clo… [+5710 chars]

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