Monday, February 1, 2010

Nasa Mission To Unravel Sun’s Threat To Earth

Scientists have designed a space probe to peer deep beneath the solar surface
and observe how sunlight is generated


From Times Online:

A new probe could help scientists predict the solar storms that cause chaos for us.

NASA is to embark on one of its most ambitious missions in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the sun.

Following its launch in nine days’ time, the US space agency’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) will spend five years in orbit trying to discover the causes of extreme solar activity, such as sun spots and solar winds and flares.

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