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SOHO Still Having a Blast
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Published December 7, 2010
Fifteen years ago this month, the European Space Agency and NASA launched SOHO, a satellite that fundamentally changed our understanding of the Sun and how it affects our planet.
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Solar Prominence
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Published October 16, 2009
Acquired September 26 and 27, 2009, these images provide two views of a filament or prominence erupting from the Sun. One view shows a relatively dark filament against the bright background of the Sun. The other view shows the bright prominence against the blackness of space.
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Sunspots on April 29, 2009
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Published May 1, 2009
This pair of images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft shows sunspots and ultraviolet light emitted by the Sun on April 29, 2009.
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