
April 22, 2010: NASA's recently launched Solar Dynamics Observatory, orSDO, is returning early images that confirm an unprecedented newcapability for scientists to better understand our sun's dynamicprocesses. These solar activities affect everything on Earth.Some of the images from the spacecraft show never-before-seen detailof material streaming outward and away from sunspots. Others showextreme close-ups of activity on the sun's surface. The spacecraftalso has made the f...