Solar Orbiter, launched in 2020, has a special telescope called Metis. It orbits the Sun closely, getting as near as 0.284 times the Earth-Sun distance, and takes pictures of the corona. In May 2025, Metis even captured its first views of the corona from outside the usual plane of the solar system.

Proba-3, launched in December 2024, is unique because it's made of two satellites flying precisely together, about 150 meters apart. One satellite blocks the Sun's bright face, allowing the ASPIICS-Coronagraph on the other to get long, clear views of the inner corona, very close to the Sun's surface.

By working together, Metis (orbiting the Sun) and ASPIICS (orbiting Earth) will give scientists different angles and changing views of the solar corona, depending on where Earth and Solar Orbiter are relative to each other.

Scientists will share the first results from these joint campaigns. They'll also discuss how to improve future solar observations by combining data from these missions with other current and upcoming solar missions, like NASA's PUNCH and ESA's Vigil-L5.