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Europe-China Smile mission declared ready to study solar wind

Original: On 23 September, the European-Chinese Smile mission was declared ready to start revealing how # Earth responds to the wi

On 23 September, the joint European-Chinese Smile mission was declared ready to begin its work revealing how Earth responds to the wind of charged particles streaming from the Sun. The first footage released from the mission captures the full ring of northern lights around the polar regions, offering a new view of how the magnetosphere behaves.

Why now: The release of Smile's first footage showing the full auroral ring is a striking new result in space weather research.

Smile missionEuropean Space AgencyChinese Academy of SciencesEarthSun

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• On 23 September, the European-Chinese Smile mission was declared ready to start revealing how # Earth responds to the wind of charged particles from the # Sun . This video is the first footage to be released from Smile to capture the full ring of northern lights around the… · mustapipa@scicomm.xyz · 47

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