Solar Dynamics Observatory: The 'Variable Sun' Mission
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 07:28
in Astronomy & Space
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), slated for liftoff on Feb. 9th, will make IMAX-quality movies of solar explosions, peer beneath the stellar surface to see the sun's inner dynamo, and--researchers hope--unravel the mysteries of solar variability.