Solar Orbiter Hit By Coronal Mass Ejection: 'Trying To Get The Orbiter's Attention'
Fortunately, the Solar Orbiter was built to endure such solar outbursts.
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Fortunately, the Solar Orbiter was built to endure such solar outbursts.
The Solar Orbiter was hit by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun as it came close to Venus for a gravity assist.
The ESA and NASA's spacecraft, the Solar Orbiter, has been hit by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun as it made its third close flyby of Venus.
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter - on a 10-year data collection mission around the sun - has been hit by a coronal mass ejection.
The sun-exploring Solar Orbiter spacecraft came face to face with a massive eruption of plasma from the sun, just ahead of a pivotal flyby of Venus.