NASA Captures 3D Images Of Sun
(CBS/AP) NASA released the first three-dimensional images of the sun Monday, saying the photos taken from twin spacecraft may lead to better predictions of solar eruptions that can affect communications and power lines on Earth.
“The first reaction was ‘Great, the instruments work.’ But beyond that the first reaction was ‘Wow!”‘ scientist Simon Plunkett said as he explained the images to a room full of journalists and scientists wearing 3D glasses.
The enthusiasm was mirrored at planetariums across America, as audiences put on their glasses for an out-of-this-world show.
The pictures taken by the orbiting twin satellites may help scientists do what they do on Earth: forecast the weather.
“We’d like to be able to do the same things with solar storms but we aren’t there yet,” said Mike Kaiser, a NASA project scientist.
Source: www.cbsnews.com
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