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14 January 2008
Ulysses Passes Over Sun's North Pole

Continuing on its epic journey around the Sun, Ulysses has reached the Sun's north pole just in the nick of time. In fact, its timing couldn't be better, just as the Sun begins "Solar Cycle 24". The probe is in a unique orbit, passing over the solar north and south poles, out of the ecliptic plane [...]

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