A new space observatory will constantly take high-resolution images of the sun, collecting readings from inside the sun and measuring its magnetic field activity. NASA hopes the data will lead to better predictions of the solar storms that affect activities both on Earth and in space.
– In hopes of better predicting solar storms that quot;can wreak havoc on
power grids, communications systems and delicate satellites, quot; NASA Feb. 11
launched the Solar Dynamics Observatory, a satellite that will relay massive
amounts of solar data back to Earth.

The data quot;is expected …