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THE SUN  

Why We Study the Sun  
The Big Questions  
Magnetism - The Key  

SOLAR STRUCTURE  

The Interior  
The Photosphere  
The Chromosphere  
The Transition Region  
The Corona  
The Solar Wind  
The Heliosphere  

SOLAR FEATURES  

Photospheric Features  
Chromospheric Features  
Coronal Features  
Solar Wind Features  

THE SUN IN ACTION  

The Sunspot Cycle  
Solar Flares  
Post Flare Loops  
Coronal Mass Ejections  
Surface and Interior Flows
Helioseismology  

THE MSFC SOLAR GROUP  

The People  
Their Papers  
Their Presentations  

RESEARCH AREAS  

Flare Mechanisms  
3D Magnetic Fields  
The Solar Dynamo  
Solar Cycle Prediction  
Sunspot Database  
Coronal Heating  
Solar Wind Dynamics  

PREVIOUS PROJECTS  

Orbiting Solar Obs.  
Skylab  
Solar Maximum Mission  
SpaceLab 2  
MSSTA  
GOES SXI Instrument  
Yohkoh  

CURRENT PROJECTS  

MSFC Magnetograph  
The Hinode Mission  
The STEREO Mission  
The RHESSI Mission  
The Ulysses Mission  
The GONG Project  
The SOHO Mission  
The TRACE Mission  
The Sun in Time (EPO)  

FUTURE PROJECTS  

The SDO Mission  
Solar Probe  
Interstellar Probe  

The Orbiting Solar Observatories

OSO Satellite

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The Orbiting Solar Observatories were the earliest set of satellites designed to study the Sun. They arose from even earlier sounding rockets flights that showed the importance of getting above the Earth's atmosphere to observe the Sun.

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Last Updated: January 18, 2007