SMILE to give Earth’s magnetosphere its first X-ray

Mission Highlight: SMILE The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) are targeting tonight, Monday, May 18, at 11:52 p.m. EST for the launch of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The mission was originally set to fly Continue reading "SMILE to give Earth’s magnetosphere its first X-ray" The post SMILE to give Earth’s magnetosphere its first X-ray appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .

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