SOHO
SOHO is a joint ESA and NASA solar observatory that studies the Sun from its deep interior through the visible surface, corona, and solar wind. Its uninterrupted view from the Sun-Earth L1 region also supports space-weather monitoring and an exceptionally productive search for sungrazing comets.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
- Name
- SOHO
- Slug
- soho
- Status
- active
Details
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- Description
- SOHO is a joint ESA and NASA solar observatory that studies the Sun from its deep interior through the visible surface, corona, and solar wind. Its uninterrupted view from the Sun-Earth L1 region also supports space-weather monitoring and an exceptionally productive search for sungrazing comets.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- SOHO remains active after three decades, greatly exceeding its original two-year mission. It has built a long record of solar structure and activity, supported operational space-weather forecasting, and discovered more than five thousand comets.
- Program
- International Solar-Terrestrial Physics
- Start Date
- 1995-12-02
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/soho/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 13:45:54 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 13:45:54 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
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