From Earth, we can study the Sun only from the side. ESA's Solar Orbiter lets us look down from above, revealing another side of how the Sun works. This new image shows magnetic fields wrapped around the Sun's south pole, which help drive the 11-year solar cycle. https://www.mps.mpg.de/sun-first-glimpse-of-polar-magnetic-field-in-motion #space #science #astronomy #nature