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NASA Unveils First Images From New Solar Satellite

   VOA News 22 April 2010
   A full-disk multiwavelength extreme ultraviolet image of the sun taken
   by the Solar Dynamics Observatory or SDO, 30 Mar 2010

Photo: NASA

   A full-disk multiwavelength extreme ultraviolet image of the sun taken
   by the Solar Dynamics Observatory or SDO, 30 Mar 2010

   The  U.S.  space agency NASA has displayed the first images from a new
   satellite that studies the sun.
   Researchers  released  the  images  and short video clips Wednesday in
   Washington.
   Scientists  say  they  have  already learned new things from the Solar
   Dynamics Observatory but they have yet to release any findings.
   The satellite was launched February 11.
   NASA  says  the  new images show never-before-seen details of material
   streaming outward and away from sunspots.
   The  new  satellite  is  sending back images that have 10 times better
   resolution than high-definition television.
   The satellite will also examine the sun's magnetic field and study the
   role the sun plays in Earth's atmosphere and climate.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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