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ESA’s Solar Orbiter traces solar wind to its source
![Solar Orbiter observes an active patch of the Sun](https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2024/05/solar_orbiter_observes_an_active_patch_of_the_sun/26106121-2-eng-GB/Solar_Orbiter_observes_an_active_patch_of_the_Sun_card_full.png)
ESA’s Solar Orbiter made the first ever connection between measurements of the solar wind around a spacecraft to high-resolution images of the Sun’s surface at a close distance. The success opens a new way for solar physicists to study the source regions of the solar wind.