
ESA-China SMILE Mission Launches to Study Solar Wind
The European Space Agency (ESA) and China successfully launched their joint SMILE mission spacecraft from French Guiana. The mission aims to study the interaction between solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere, providing insights into space weather phenomena like the aurora.
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UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 : Earth’s magnetosphere, SMILE mission, and climate-smart agriculture (Week 155)
By Nitendra Pal Singh
Read full article →European-Chinese spacecraft SMILE sent on solar wind exploration mission
The spacecraft achieved lift-off on a Vega-C rocket at 0352 GMT on Tuesday from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Read full article →EU-China spacecraft takes off on mission to probe solar winds - The Straits Times
EU-China spacecraft takes off on mission to probe solar winds The Straits Times
Read full article →EU-China solar exploration spaceship launches successfully from French Guiana
A joint European–Chinese spacecraft has blasted off into orbit on a pioneering mission to uncover what happens when violent solar storms crash into Earth’s magnetic shield, in a project that could improve forecasts of dangerous space weather and deepen understanding of the auroras that light up polar skies.
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