- NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a solar flare.
- It is captured in the extreme ultraviolet light portion of the spectrum.
- An international team of mathematicians and scientists reported that the Sun’s magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought.
- The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a NASA mission observing the Sun since 2010. The observatory is part of the Living With a Star (LWS) program.
| Aditya L1 It is the first Indian mission dedicated to observing the Sun.A coronagraphy spacecraft for studying the solar atmosphere, designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).It is orbiting at about 1.5 million km from Earth in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) between the Earth and the Sun, where it will study the solar atmosphere, solar magnetic storms, and their impact on the environment around the Earth. |
The goal of the LWS program is to develop the scientific understanding necessary to effectively address those aspects of the connected Sun-Earth system directly affecting life on Earth and its society.
Dig Deeper: Read about the solar cycle, recent massive solar flare eruptions, and their impact on Earth.
