
Solar System Missions: Solar Orbiter
By Aira AstralisLength1h 47m
About this audiobook
The story of the mission that closes in on the Sun: the tilted orbit that shows the poles for the first time, the closest cameras ever flown, the solar wind traced to its source, and the partnership behind it. No equations, for curious readers.
Audiobook details
GenreEducation and Learning
Length1 hr 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 22, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Chapter 1: The Poles Nobody Could See
3Chapter 2: Building the Observatory
4Chapter 3: The Long Spiral Sunward
5Chapter 4: Ten Windows on the Star
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6Chapter 5: The Tilt
7Chapter 6: The Sister Probe
8Chapter 7: The Family Tree of Solar Watchers
9Chapter 8: First Light and the Small Fires
10Chapter 9: The Young Wind
11Chapter 10: Storms from Up Close
12Chapter 11: The Polar Campaigns
13Chapter 12: An Observatory in the Open
14Chapter 13: The Heliosphere's Cartographer
15Chapter 14: The Sun's Visitors: Comets at the Fire
16Chapter 15: Conclusion: The First Look at the Crown
17References: Solar Orbiter
18Glossary
19About the Author
20Series Info
21Copyright