A British space probe has captured the closest images ever taken of the Sun. The Solar Orbiter has discovered that mini solar flares called “camp fires” are constantly erupting on its surface.
Designed and built in the UK, it is part of a mission to understand how solar flares may trigger electricity blackouts across Europe.
Such major Space weather events can disrupt satellites and other infrastructure that mobile phones, transport, GPS signals and the electricity networks rely on.
Science Minister Amanda Solloway said: “The Solar Orbiter was eight years in the making, and represents an incredible feat of UK engineering. “Now this spacecraft has helped us make this historic discovery of the ‘campfires’ near the surface of the Sun. “This
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