The solar north pole

A number of missions have been created with one of the hardest objectives: to understand the true nature of the Sun. This sphere of intensely burning gas makes

it hard for any mission to get close to it. ESA’s Project for Onboard Autonomy 2 (PROBA-2) has provided important low-latitude observations of the Sun that have led to an artificial view of the star’s north pole. Scientists are interested in how the

star’s poles act in comparison to its equator, which scientists regularly observe.