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Nature 446, 477 (29 March 2007) | doi:10.1038/446477a; Published online 28 March 2007

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Hinode spacecraft changes our view of the Sun.

The best images of the Sun yet obtained are now streaming in — and they are both illuminating and baffling for scientists.The Hinode spacecraft, an international mission led by the Japanese space agency JAXA, was launched in September 2006, and is now circling Earth in an orbit that gives it a good view of the Sun.

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