The Sun sent a massive CME toward Venus as Solar Orbiter was flying by it by AndyTomaswick
Some of Solar Orbiter’s instruments had to be turned off due to the sunlight reflected off of Venus itself. That means they missed being able to gather data on this CME. However, some other instruments were kept on and noticed an increase in the number of energetic solar particles in the probe’s proximity.
There is plenty we still don’t understand about heliophysics and the underlying causes of these solar storms. Solar Orbiter itself is only one of several craft that are actively measuring the Sun. One, in particular, known as Vigil, will help us determine the directionality of solar storms. Currently, it is difficult to determine whether the storms are headed directly toward Earth or directly away from it – particles from storms in both directions appear like halos around the Sun. But from Vigil’s planned vantage point of the Earth-Sun L5 Lagrange point, it will have a unique angle to monitor space weather that could potentially affect Earth and all of its infrastructure.
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