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Solar Orbiter Captures Largest Image of the Sun

9/24/2025

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NASA and ESA's Solar Orbiter captured the widest image of the sun to date, from 200 exposures over 4.5 hours at 12,544 × 12,544 pixels.
Launched February 2020, Solar Orbiter carries 10 instruments to help predict solar storms.
On September 21, 2025, a partial solar eclipse was visible to more than 16 million people in New Zealand and the Pacific.

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Story summary

NASA and ESA's Solar Orbiter captured the widest image of the sun to date, from 200 exposures over 4.5 hours at 12,544 × 12,544 pixels.
Launched February 2020, Solar Orbiter carries 10 instruments to help predict solar storms.
On September 21, 2025, a partial solar eclipse was visible to more than 16 million people in New Zealand and the Pacific.