A special satellite is designed by NASA to study the sun and its influence on earth's atmosphere. The sun represents a virtually an untapped reservoir of information especially data on the way solar flares control the earth's environment A satellite spins around a set on a stationary base in a laboratory. CU revolving satellite. A lab technician makes adjustments to the satellite on a computer. It sends messages to the satellite once it s in space. CU rotating satellite. Zooming in to a CU shot of the sun and its boiling surface with fire spouts spewing out and up. Graphics read the core is at least 35 Million degrees.