Greek scientist head of historical mission to the Sun.
Everything is ready for Europe – with US input – to launch its own study of the Sun, sending the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter (ESA) in orbit around our star, which will take its first-ever
photo of the polar regions of the Sun. At the same time, it will study the atmosphere of the Sun (known as the crown), the solar disk, the solar wind, the solar magnetic fields and the Earth-Sun interaction.
A Greek ESA scientist, astrophysicist Yiannis Zouganelis, has a significant role as the Solar Orbiter’s scientific coordinator, in the role of coordinating all European and American scientists and engineers involved in the mission. It is one of four mission scientists (two from ESA and two from NASA) since 2014 and for the next ten years after launch.
The Solar Orbiter will be the second
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