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• Andrew Jones
ESA–China SMILE mission slips into its launch phase May 19 to map the shape of Earth’s magnetosphere
ESA and China’s SMILE spacecraft is scheduled to launch May 19 after about a decade of preparation. The mission aims to deliver a “wide and unique” view of how solar wind streams and bursts of radiation from the Sun reshape Earth’s invisible magnetic shield—after an extensive pre-launch journey.
