NASA prepares to launch satellite observing the sun

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been planning a new mission to understand the sun's ultraviolet rays and its impact on the Earth.

Despite the fact that the Earth must rely on the sun to survive, there are still so many things that scientists do not know about our central star. And NASA is making sure it changes soon.

IRIS satellites are being prepared at Bay Goddard Center - (Photo: NASA)

The US space agency is preparing to launch a solar observation satellite called IRIS on June 26, to observe the sun's low atmosphere.

This is the area that produces ultraviolet rays, which affect the Earth's climate and the area of ​​the sub-earth space, according to Space.com, a notice from NASA.

'IRIS data will fill the critical gap in the knowledge gap that is lacking in the solar interface (low atmospheric atmosphere), " said IRIS expert Jeffrey Newmark.

He said it was also the first time that Earth experts had the necessary observations to understand how energy is pumped into the outer halo of the solar layer, as well as the direction of the solar wind.

It is known that IRIS will be placed in orbit around the Earth for 2 years, at an altitude of 627 to 675km from the ground.