April 30, 2024

On This Day in Space! Dec. 2, 1995: NASA launches SOHO sun-watching satellite

(Image credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO) SOHOs main objective was to investigate the physics behind how the sun works. It likewise offers helpful data for forecasting space weather condition occasions like solar flares and coronal mass ejections, which can cause problems for satellites and other infrastructure on Earth. Still not sufficient area?