Prominence from the Solar Dynamics Observatory
![Ribbons of plasma from the sun against the black backdrop of space.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/prominence_sdo_2010090.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
April 4, 2018
Credit | Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio and the Solar Dynamics Observatory. |
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On April 21, 2010, NASA released the first-light images from its newest sun-monitoring mission, the Solar Dynamics Observatory. The mission’s high-speed, IMAX-quality photography will improve predictions of solar activity that can disrupt everything from GPS satellites to high-voltage power lines.