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Galileo started this quest over 400 years ago, and scientists finally were able to peek at one of the biggest mysteries of the big star in our solar system.

That means the spacecraft moved from the ecliptic plane, and tilted its orbit to 17 degrees in relation with the Sun's equator.

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The arc alignment is no coincidence, because all planets orbit the sun in roughly the same plane, like a disc, known as the ecliptic or ecliptic plane.

Solar Orbiter is the first spacecraft to ever significantly shift the inclination of its heliocentric orbit beyond the ecliptic plane.

The Sun's polar regions are pretty busy and chaotic places, but our newfound views of its south pole will help predict future solar activity.

Once it built enough speed, the spacecraft hurtled itself out of the ecliptic plane and reached a maximum viewing angle of 17 degrees below the solar equator.