360 view of the Full Sun

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Published by SpaceRip at 02/06/2011 16:58 Like 1,753 Dislike 18
From NASA Heliophysics. Seeing the whole sun front and back simultaneously will enable significant advances in space weather forecasting for Earth, and improve planning for future robotic or crewed spacecraft missions throughout the solar system.

These views are the result of observations by NASA's two Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft. The duo are on diametrically opposite sides of the sun, 180 degrees apart. One is ahead of Earth in its orbit, the other trailing behind.

Launched in October 2006, STEREO traces the flow of energy and matter from the sun to Earth. It also provides unique and revolutionary views of the sun-Earth system. The mission observed the sun in 3-D for the first time in 2007. In 2009, the twin spacecraft revealed the 3-D structure of coronal mass ejections which are violent eruptions of matter from the sun that can disrupt communications, navigation, satellites and power grids on Earth.

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  1. 史 森, at 03/11/2013 07:49, says:
    I direct my life, dominate the history, govern whole area, manage myself, control my own oneself, rule the world. Self flashes! Self meditates, medicated, cured, treated, innovated. 人生を歴史を全域を自身を世界を支配し管理する。自身で輝き瞑想し治療し革新する。
  2. Derek b, at 03/07/2013 11:14, says:
    365 days genius
  3. Ankit Thakur, at 03/02/2013 07:41, says:
    How slow does the earth orbit around the sun :-/
  4. JJtoob, at 03/01/2013 23:26, says:
    Haha, true, I should have said, relatively nowhere.
  5. MrTURBOJOHN, at 03/01/2013 20:24, says:
    It is actually going at 220km/s around the galaxy. But that has nothing to do with this...
  6. JJtoob, at 03/01/2013 18:08, says:
    Well, the Sun ain't going nowhere for a few billion years :P
  7. MrTURBOJOHN, at 03/01/2013 18:13, says:
    that's harder to do then you think. You need to send 1 satellite at an higher orbit that will be slower and another one at a lower orbit (closer to the sun) and another simply around earth. It takes quite a while for the 3 sattelites to be in an exact triangle. But they will eventually have a full view.
  8. JJtoob, at 03/01/2013 16:23, says:
    Then why not have the three satellites rotate around the Sun at equal distances from each other and in the same direction instead of the way they are (two in opposite directions and one in our position, leaving a section uncovered every few years)?
  9. MrTURBOJOHN, at 02/17/2013 23:07, says:
    Well, the guy who answered you, didn't explain, just made fun of you, So I'm going to explain. The planet Earth is being atracted to the sun. The reason it doesn't fall towards it. Is because it is going sideways, at such a speed (107 000km/h) that is just goes around it. Same thing for ALL the satelites, if you stop their sideways speed, they will fall towards the sun. Maybe you already knew this, because you posted a year ago, But Still.
  10. Jack Courtney, at 02/12/2013 12:34, says:
    /watch?v=uAPluZU8U5A 
  11. Daniel Flynn, at 01/22/2013 07:02, says:
    Orange ya glad its so cereal? I am. :) Great video!
  12. ham236, at 01/22/2013 03:23, says:
    LOL yeah look up "orbits" in google
  13. MrAlienUSA, at 01/15/2013 19:50, says:
    Me too :)
  14. Caarnji, at 01/05/2013 02:32, says:
    Newtons gravitational laws, laws of motion. If a satellite would stand still in space, it would simply fall onto the sun making pfffffff. XD
  15. Caarnji, at 01/05/2013 02:35, says:
    Plausible, now tell me who stole your gravity? If you lost gravity i bet you´re a candidate for the next nobel prize and the 1. ever to receiving it while hovering about. XD
  16. d3rrial, at 12/30/2012 15:19, says:
    I love how the surface of the sun looks like fractals
  17. Sergio Corona, at 12/20/2012 03:48, says:
    intrsting video
  18. simplydonttroll, at 12/17/2012 18:48, says:
    0:02 aaaand mute
  19. Parminder Singh, at 12/02/2012 15:10, says:
    scientists only estimated the mass of space,moon ,sun distance etc .but they don,t know that it is limitless.god is great and that,s the truth .he only made this whole universe.no body know who made this unbelievable universe ?who came on our earth first? who made sun ,stars ?who made living and death cycle?millions of people dying and million come to earth as new born.life is most costly .this only know that who believe on god.limitless creature is made by god that is out from the human mind.
  20. Eric Castro, at 11/22/2012 21:08, says:
    Explain then...
  21. codeXenigma, at 11/20/2012 17:08, says:
    think u will find nasa brains inspire all kinds of new technology, some of it helps with medical equipment.. tho nothing is free, doctors have rent to pay and tummies to fill also. tho thousands of years of religion jibbering about heaven, implies ppl want to know what those stars r ppl use to believe nature was like ppl, use to talk to it, kill for it lol.. the truth is priceless the almighty powers of the suns, galaxies all around us, and us all watching and judging each others ^.~
  22. evilshaheen, at 11/10/2012 11:41, says:
    slenderman 2:35
  23. MrNebulonicalchemy, at 10/18/2012 00:17, says:
    this is a new one for psychologists to study. hehe
  24. piazzola08, at 09/30/2012 21:57, says:
    thanks

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