NASA's Solar Missions: Protecting Earth and Uncovering Solar Mysteries.

A new NASA Flagship Mission called COMPLETE could send four probes to various points in the Earth-Sun system to observe the Sun in unprecedented resolution, just in time for its most spectacular display in 2032. The probes would have spectrographs and magnetographs to capture regular light and detect magnetic fields associated with coronal mass ejections and other phenomena emanating from the Sun. The mission's main focus will be on solar storms, which can have a devastating impact on life on Earth. The project team estimates the mission's cost to range from $2.1B to $2.5 billion, putting it in the "Flagship" class of missions. However, the mission has yet to receive recognition from any funding agency, including NASA.