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| Hinode spacecraft |
The Hinode solar observatory has been watching the sun since Sept. 22, 2006, and has captured images in great detail, from the delicate motion of solar spicules to solar explosions. Hinode is a joint mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA.
Read the full article and find many images at “Highlights from a Decade of JAXA and NASA’s Hinode Solar Observatory.”
About the Hinode mission, "Hinode: Mission to the Sun."
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| Solar explosion. |
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| The sun’s chromosphere. |
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| Sunspot during a solar flare. |
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| Comet Lovejoy – seen here as an orange streak in the lower left of the frame. |
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| This image of Venus was taken during the Venus transit of June 5, 2012. |
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| The thread-like structures – which somewhat resemble grass waving in the wind – are spicules, giant plumes of gas that transfer energy through the sun’s various regions. |
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