Science in a Minute 020520 New Solar Orbiter Will Explore Sun's Poles

The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter is being readied for its planned February 9th launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Its mission, a collaboration between the ESA and NASA, will include making close-up observations of the Sun from high-latitudes, which will allow the spacecraft to snap the first ever images of the Sun’s Polar Regions.