🚀 Smile has launched! This joint mission between ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences is on a quest to reveal how Earth’s magnetic shield protects us from the Sun’s relentless solar wind. A major milestone in understanding space weather! #SmileMission #SpaceScience #ESA

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The Orbit & Collaboration

A unique egg-shaped orbit! 🛰️🌍

The #SmileMission will travel 121,000 km above the North Pole to monitor Earth's magnetic environment.

#ScienceExploration

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Discover more about the mission at esa.int/smile

Advanced Instrumentation!

Smile for the camera! 📸✨

The #SmileMission features a revolutionary X-ray imager to capture the first-ever X-ray views of Earth’s magnetic field. Plus, a UV camera will watch the northern lights non-stop for 45 hours! 🌌

#Aurora #SpaceTech #Innovation

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Mission Science

What happens when solar wind hits Earth? ☀️💨

The #SmileMission will reveal how our planet responds to particles and radiation from the Sun. This data is key to understanding space weather and protecting technology on Earth!
#SolarWind #SpaceWeather

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Launch Announcement

🚀 Mark your calendars! The joint ESA-CAS #SmileMission is set to launch on 19 May 2026! 🌍☀️

Smile will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a Vega-C rocket to explore the vital link between Earth and the Sun.

#ESA #SpaceScience

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From student to Associate Professor at UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory and Co-PI of the @esa.int/Chinese Academy of Sciences SMILE mission! Read about Dr Colin Forsyth's journey: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

#SmileMission #sun #SpaceWeather #SolarWind #SpaceScience

SMILE misyonu, teknolojik altyapıların uzaydan gelen tehditlere ne kadar açık olduğunu gösterirken, aynı zamanda uzayda iş birliği ile rekabetin nasıl iç içe geçtiğini de gösteriyor.
Uzay sadece bir laboratuvar değil; diplomasi ve güvenlik alanıdır.
#SMILEmission #SpaceSecurity

📡 NEW EPISODE: Aurora Secrets with Dr. Maria-Theresia Walach.

We dive into aurora science, the physics of the May 2024 solar storm, the SMILE mission (ESA/CAS). 🌌

🎧 Listen + full transcript on tinyurl.com/skymw

#SpaceWeather #Astronomy #Physics #SMILEmission #Astrophiz #AstroDon

📡 NEW EPISODE: Aurora Secrets with Dr. Maria-Theresia Walach.

We dive into aurora science, the physics of the May 2024 solar storm, the SMILE mission (ESA/CAS). 🌌

CC: bsky.app/profile/lanc...

🎧 + transcript on Astrophiz.com

#SpaceWeather #Astronomy #Physics #SMILEmission #Astrophiz #AstroDon

Earth's Magnetic Shield Under Solar Scrutiny with Joint Mission

Europe and China launch SMILE spacecraft Tuesday to study Earth's magnetic shield using X-ray images. Understand space weather impacts.

#SMILEmission, #Sp...

https://newsletter.tf/smile-mission-launches-tuesday-earth-magnetic-shield/

The Smile mission just launched from French Guiana. Scientists will now observe how solar winds shape Earth's magnetosphere. Understanding this Sun-Earth connection helps us predict space weather and protect our planet.

#SmileMission #SunEarthConnection

#Smilemission #SunEarthconnection #ESA

What is the SMILE mission? Who is involved in this massive undertaking? What is on board the spacecraft? And what do those involved in the project hope it achieves? CGTN’s Jen Copestake investigates. #smile #smilemission #space #esa #china