#SolarOrbiter

#OTD last year, #SolarOrbiter completed the first of many gravity assist flybys of Venus essential to adjust the tilt of the spacecraft's orbit and bring it closer to the Sun https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/How_to_get_the_best_view_of_the_Sun …pic.twitter.com/8x00JhSUI5

Our #Estrack station in Australia has picked up the signal from #SolarOrbiter! #AquisitionOfSignal #LoudAndClear The spacecraft has safely performed its only #Earthflyby, passing through our human-made debris-filled environment. #WeAreAllSolarOrbiterspic.twitter.com/Ll9via4GD0

Our Sun-studying spacecraft have a unique view of the solar system from their vantage points around the inner solar system. @ESA & @NASA’s #SolarOrbiter captured this view of Earth and some of our planetary neighbors last year. https://go.nasa.gov/3uNWVWC  #ConnectedByEarth pic.twitter.com/324GsN1BJo

This morning, @ESA & @NASA’s #SolarOrbiter completes its first Venus flyby! The spacecraft uses the planet’s gravity to swing closer to the Sun and tilt its orbit for the first-ever view of the Sun’s poles. Learn more about the flyby: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Solar_Orbiter_prepares_for_festive_Venus_flyby …pic.twitter.com/qJCSQi5CXW

Our instrument aboard the @ESA & NASA #SolarOrbiter mission has just captured its first solar eruption! Learn more about the sun-watching spacecraft and its observations: https://go.nasa.gov/3eYJhuV pic.twitter.com/JnCa38R3aV

I just shot the @esa #SolarOrbiter (diagonal line in image) on its Earth flyby with my @Unistellar telescope.pic.twitter.com/NzXYSYf9k5

For anyone interested in waves and turbulence in the solar wind, here's some power and magnetic helicity spectra. Lots of exciting phenomena to explore! #SolarOrbiter https://twitter.com/SolarOrbiterMAG/status/1311284881712910345 …pic.twitter.com/FGd7fX5Z71

No one: Literally no one: Venus right now: here comes the Sun The @esa/@NASA #SolarOrbiter spacecraft caught sight of a sunkissed Venus during a recent flyby! More: https://go.nasa.gov/3sc2Ww3 pic.twitter.com/TqrAxCX4DO

In February, an instrument on @ESA & @NASA’s #SolarOrbiter caught sight of its first coronal mass ejection, an eruption of magnetized material from the Sun that can affect spacecraft & planets in its path. https://go.nasa.gov/33Ok9R9 pic.twitter.com/k6K5GyAnNF

Check out that Venus-shine! On Aug. 9, @ESA/@NASA’s #SolarOrbiter flew by Venus, and a telescope onboard caught this gleaming view of Earth’s closest neighbor. Venus' nightside is surrounded by a crescent of bright glare from the planet's sunlit side. https://go.nasa.gov/3CJTftG pic.twitter.com/NMZamocMQ2

Our #SolarOrbiter spacecraft is disappearing behind the Sun! https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/ESA_s_Solar_Orbiter_ducks_behind_the_Sun … So, what happens when the Solar System's No. 1 source of violent energy interferes with spacecraft communication?pic.twitter.com/9LOU8jTTka

Since February, @ESA & @NASA’s #SolarOrbiter spacecraft has been gathering data on the Sun and the inner solar system. Now, scientists are sharing some of their early findings — including some surprises. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Solar_Orbiter_turning_pictures_into_physics … #AGU20pic.twitter.com/vD35DfIDsJ

Ten days left to see my commission by @itvcreative , to produce an ident in collaboration with @Dr_Lucie . The ident will be screened for the entire month of February 2021, with multiple scenes unfolding each week. #solarorbiter #cyanotypepic.twitter.com/XVvdwvtZuw

On this day 1 year ago, the @ulalaunch #AtlasV launched the #SolarOrbiter mission for the @esa!pic.twitter.com/SQLCknM7lF

Our Space highlights 2020 in one #Infographic From the launch of #SolarOrbiter to the handover of OrionESM for #Artemis I , our year was about innovation, new ways of working, customer focus & deliveries, new projects and much more... #SpaceMatterspic.twitter.com/IIUqIJwJt5

#SolarOrbiter should now be passing through the debris-filled Geostationary orbit towards Earth, at an altitude of about 36 000 km. #EarthFlyby #SpaceDebrispic.twitter.com/M5PTFHlfly

In just a few hours, #SolarOrbiter will make its close pass of #Venus. Here's a special message for @esaoperations, @esascience, @ESASolarOrbiter and @BepiColombo teams via @spacerockslive, from #JoeyTempest of @europetheband, in the #FinalCountdown to our double #VenusFlyby pic.twitter.com/rJVZwb6yoA

January was a good month for #ESAscience! #ICYMI: - The Sun in 2020 by #Proba2 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/01/The_Sun_in_2020 … - A new type of star by #XMM https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/01/Cosmic_neon_lights … - #CHEOPS shows 6 exoplanets https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Cheops/ESA_s_exoplanet_watcher_Cheops_reveals_unique_planetary_system … - #SolarOrbiter sends a postcard https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2021/01/Solar_Orbiter_snaps_Venus_Earth_and_Mars … pic.twitter.com/AOXBpYw0Lj