The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a groundbreaking space-based observatory launched by NASA on February 11, 2010. This spacecraft was specifically designed to study and monitor the Sun with unprecedented detail and precision. SDO is a pivotal component of NASA's mission to better understand the Sun's behaviour, its impact on Earth, and its role in the broader solar system.
Equipped with a suite of advanced instruments, including ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet imagers, spectrometers, and helioseismic detectors, SDO captures high-resolution images and data of the Sun's surface, atmosphere, and magnetic fields. It provides continuous observations of solar activities such as solar flares, sunspots, coronal mass ejections, and the solar wind. SDO's observations have significantly advanced our knowledge of solar physics, space weather forecasting, and their effects on Earth's technological infrastructure.
