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ESA's Smile mission begins its science phase

Original: Science begins for Smile

The European Space Agency says science operations have begun for Smile, the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer. The mission, developed with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will study the interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetic field. Announcing the milestone, ESA said the spacecraft has completed commissioning and is now delivering its first scientific data from orbit.

Why now: The transition from commissioning to scientific operations marks a major milestone that space agencies and science audiences follow closely.

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