From a February press release: "[O]n Feb. 11th, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) lifted off from Cape Canaveral on a five-year mission to study the sun. Res

From a February press release: "[O]n Feb. 11th, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) lifted off from Cape Canaveral on a five-year mission to study the sun. Researchers have called the advanced spacecraft the "crown jewel" of NASA's heliophysics fleet. SDO will beam back IMAX-quality images of solar explosions and peer beneath the stellar surface to see the sun's magnetic dynamo in action." The Solar Dynamics Observatory mission About page: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/about.php http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/about.php