Thanks to one of the most productive spacecraft ever built,
scientists are far better acquainted with the star that lights
our world and gives us life. Built for ESA by European industry,
the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) went into space on
2 December 1995.
More at:
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMC09VLWFE_index_0_ov.html