swap_horiz Solar Dynamics Observatory Alternatives

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Cassini-Huygens

The Cassini-Huygens mission, operated by NASA and ESA, was a space-based observatory dedicated to studying Saturn and it...

Decommissioned Nasa Planetary Space Based

9.8 Brilliant

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Kepler Space Telescope

The Kepler Space Telescope was a NASA observatory launched in 2009. It monitored over 150,000 stars for dips in brightne...

Decommissioned Optical Nasa Space Based

9.6 Brilliant

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Parker Solar Probe

The Parker Solar Probe is a NASA observatory spacecraft investigating the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Launched i...

Solar Nasa Space Based Heliophysics

9.6 Brilliant

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Galileo spacecraft

The Galileo spacecraft was a NASA observatory designed for planetary exploration of Jupiter and its moons. Launched in 1...

Decommissioned Nasa Planetary Jupiter

9.4 Excellent

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SOHO

SOHO is a space-based observatory operated jointly by NASA and the European Space Agency. It monitors the Sun’s activity...

Solar Nasa Space Based Esa

9.3 Excellent

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Spitzer Space Telescope

The Spitzer Space Telescope was a NASA space-based observatory operating from 2003 to 2020. It utilized infrared light t...

Survey Decommissioned Nasa Infrared

9.2 Excellent

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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a NASA observatory orbiting Earth. It detects high-energy gamma rays, providing i...

Survey High Energy Nasa Space Based

9.1 Excellent

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Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying high-energy astrophysical events. Launched...

Nasa Space Based Gamma Ray X Ray

9.0 Excellent

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Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory was a NASA space-based observatory that operated from 1991 until its decommissioning i...

Decommissioned High Energy Nasa Space Based

8.9 Great

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WISE

WISE was a NASA space observatory designed to conduct a comprehensive all-sky infrared survey. Launched in 2009, it scan...

Survey All Sky Nasa Infrared

8.8 Great

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Roman Space Telescope

The Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed for wide-field surveys of the universe. Utilizing both optical...

Survey Optical Nasa Infrared

8.8 Great

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Uhuru

Uhuru, launched by NASA in 1970, was the first dedicated X-ray astronomy satellite and successfully conducted the first...

Historical Nasa Space Based X Ray

8.6 Great

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International Ultraviolet Explorer

Joint NASA/ESA/UK ultraviolet space observatory launched in 1978 that operated for nearly 19 years, pioneering UV spectr...

Space Historical Nasa Spectroscopy

8.6 Great

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NuSTAR

The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), launched by NASA in 2012, is the first space telescope capable of fo...

High Energy Nasa Space Based Hard X Ray

8.5 Great

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Einstein Observatory

The Einstein Observatory was a NASA X-ray telescope launched in 1978 that became the first imaging X-ray telescope to be...

Historical Nasa Space Based X Ray

8.5 Great

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XRISM

XRISM is a JAXA and NASA X-ray astronomy satellite launched in 2023, designed to measure extreme high-energy phenomena u...

Nasa Space Based Spectroscopy X Ray

8.5 Great

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Hinode

Hinode, meaning sunrise, is a solar observation satellite launched by JAXA in 2006 to study the Sun's magnetic fields an...

Solar Space Based X Ray Esa

8.4 Great

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RXTE

The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer was a NASA satellite launched in 1995 to observe variability in X-ray emissions from bla...

Decommissioned Nasa Space Based Timing

8.4 Great

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STEREO

STEREO is a solar observation mission launched by NASA in 2006 that uses two nearly identical spacecraft to provide ster...

Solar Nasa Space Based Stereoscopic

8.3 Great

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IXPE

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer is a NASA astrophysics satellite launched in 2021, notable for being the first de...

Nasa Space Based X Ray Esa

8.2 Great