
Exploring the Sun with Swiss precision
In order to better understand our star, a probe was launched to approach it to within 42 million kilometres. Solar Orbiter, a collaboration between ESA and NASA, carries a Swiss X-ray detector on board. The mission will operate at least until 2027.
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