Joint ESA-China SMILE mission set for launch to study Earth's magnetic shield A pioneering joint ESA-China science mission to study Earth’s magnetosphere is set to launch May 19, after a decade of preparations.

SMILE orbiter will use x-rays to map how the solar wind batters the magnetosphere

Joint ESA-China SMILE mission set for launch to study Earth's magnetic shield A pioneering joint ESA-China science mission to study Earth’s magnetosphere is set to launch May 19,…