Scientists got the full data after the first rendezvous of a space probe Solar Orbiter from the Sun. As reported by ESA, with this information, the researchers saw numerous microspace on the star.
In space, the device will be nine years, including its task is to observe the polar regions of the Sun and to their complete image what will happen for the first time in history.
the Probe has ten scientific instruments, most of which are protected by multi-layered sun shield. Solar Orbiter was at a minimum distance from the star, which amounted to 77 million miles, June 15. Her pictures taken in extreme ultraviolet wavelengths has revealed a lot of small flashes.
the So-called “bonfires” as they are called by the scientists, at several million times less intense than conventional flash in the Sun, and they were visible all over his disk. The mechanisms of generation of “fire,” remains to be seen, preliminary hypothesis – they can play a role in the supply of energy in the solar corona, thereby allowing it to heat up.
the Probe also has provided data on the pattern of the magnetic field in the outer layers of the star, the solar wind parameters and other valuable science information. Once the convergence of the device with the sun scheduled for February next year, and in the years 2025-2029 with the help of Solar Orbiter on the Ground, you will see the pole of the Sun.
