Monday, 10 February 2020

Here Comes the Sun

The solar orbiter (which has been designed to learn much more about our nearest star) is now in space (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/07/solar-orbiter-spacecraft-will-capture-the-suns-north-and-south-poles). Although we need more information on the sun's fluctuations, it will actually take 2 years for the craft to arrive in the right position to take readings. Furthermore, a balancing act is required to get close enough to obtain the needed data, without wrecking the delicate instruments.
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