EU-China spacecraft takes off on mission to probe solar winds
▸ Part of: EU-China Spacecraft Launched to Study Solar Winds
A joint European-Chinese spacecraft, SMILE, has been launched to investigate the interaction between solar winds and Earth's magnetic shield. The mission aims to make the first-ever X-ray observations of Earth's magnetic field to better understand space weather phenomena like solar storms, which can disrupt satellites and power grids. The SMILE spacecraft will orbit Earth at high altitudes to observe auroras and collect data for three years.
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