SOHO_Mission

The Solar & Heliospheric Observatory, is a project between ESA and NASA to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind.

[SOHO_Mission @MissionSoho]

Today marks 29 years since the launch of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) on December 2, 1995 and the journey continues!

[ESA Science @esascience]

The views you get when you're closer to the Sun! 😎

Here's @MissionSoho looking at the now famous Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), the second brightest comet the mission has ever seen 👇
https://t.co/97SvihkXlR

[ESA Science @esascience]

🎶How does it keep getting better?🎵
🌞☄️@MissionSoho keeps delivering, with epic shots of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) as the Sun rages on in the background

📹ESA/NASA SOHO (coronagraph) & NASA SDO (Sun)

[ESA Science @esascience]

Comet C/2023 A3’s brightness is ‘off the charts’ today, partially saturating @MissionSoho’s detectors! 😎
✨Those sparkles in the image are solar energetic particles, as the Sun is still bursting with activity
📷ESA/NASA SOHO

[ESA Science @esascience]

Aaaand.. Action! ☀️

In the last 24 hours, the Sun sent out two X-class solar flares and @MissionSoho witnessed the two associated coronal mass ejections – those big white “puffs” seen here.
And that big white streak on the right? That’s Comet A3 entering the scene ☄️

🎥ESA/NASA SOHO

[SOHO_Mission @MissionSoho]

@NASASun We’re excited! Are you excited? ☄️👀

[ESA Science @esascience]

☄️Comet alert!
For the next few days, @MissionSoho will be watching Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), expected to be one of the brightest comets it's ever seen. Teaser first image below, check the right edge!
📷ESA/NASA SOHO (☀️centre, Mercury on the left)

[ESA España @esa_es]

Además de investigar cómo funciona el Sol, @MissionSoho
es el descubridor de cometas más prolífico de la historia de la astronomía ☄️

Ha seguido el destino de miles de estos minimundos helados en sus ardientes encuentros con el Sol. 👇

[ESA Science @esascience]

It's official – @MissionSoho has hit 5000 comets! ☄️
Spotted on 25 March by citizen scientist and seasoned comet hunter Hanjie Tan, this rare 'Marsden group' comet is extremely small and faint.
See the comet next to the Sun 👉 https://t.co/1UCgt0f6Dt

[U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) @USNRL]

NRL's Sungrazer Project reached a remarkable milestone - the discovery of its 5,000th comet! This is a remarkable discovery for the joint @esa - @NASA @MissionSoho!
Read more at: https://t.co/hMRoUYYIun

https://t.co/x7QNmLiPIu
Video credit: NASA/Lacey Young

[ESA_Italia @ESA_Italia]

Avvistata il 25 marzo da Hanjie Tan, 'citizen scientist' ed esperto cacciatore di comete, questa rara cometa del "gruppo Marsden" è estremamente piccola e debole. Nell'animazione video, la troviamo tra le due linee verticali nel riquadro in altro a sinistra.
@MissionSoho

[ESA_Italia @ESA_Italia]

La missione @MissionSoho è stata progettata per l'osservazione del Sole 🌞.
L’abilità del telescopio come 'cacciatore di comete' ☄️ è un successo inaspettato.
Rivediamo con @esascience le comete 4.000, 3.000, 1.500 e 750 di SOHO. ⬇️

[Dr. C. Alex Young @TheSunToday]

🌞 🌚 🌎 The ESA/NASA SOHO mission observed its 5000th comet ☄️ - found by a member of the public through the @SungrazerComets project! The instrument used was LASCO, which creates an artificial eclipse in space! Dr. Karl Battams leads the project. 🥳 👏 https://t.co/1BqY5EzqlC

[ARCHIVED - NASA Sun & Space @NASASun]

@DoNASAScience @MissionSoho @USNRL Learn more about the SOHO mission and the importance of this milestone:

https://t.co/uutcKWgqQu

[ARCHIVED - NASA Sun & Space @NASASun]

@DoNASAScience @MissionSoho @USNRL “Sungrazer has been with me my entire career, so to see it get SOHO to this milestone is beyond thrilling. I'm delighted for all the project volunteers who, over the past 20+ years, have made Sungrazer so engaging, inspiring, and rich with science.”

[ARCHIVED - NASA Sun & Space @NASASun]

Congrats to @missionSOHO and @DoNASAScience’s Sungrazer Project participants!

[SOHO_Mission @MissionSoho]

SOHO Discovers 5,000th Comet!
Congratulations to doctoral student Hanjie Tan for this milestone discovery and all the citizen scientists and @DoNASAScience participants for their efforts. Keep comet hunting!
https://t.co/DoERjULDYo

[ESA Science @esascience]

☀️☢️👩‍🚀🧑‍🚀 Phew! An international fleet of space missions proved that a widespread solar radiation burst was not dangerous for astronauts
👉 https://t.co/x71LsvYmKA