NASA satellites to study the sun

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- NASA says its upcoming Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory mission, to be launched from Florida, will improve the understanding of solar eruptions.

The mission comprises two nearly identical spacecraft the size of golf carts, which are scheduled to launch Aug. 31 aboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA says the satellites` observations will enable scientists to construct the first three-dimensional views of the sun -- data vital for understanding how the sun creates space weather.