[Photo/Xinhua] After landing probes on the lunar and Martian surfaces, China has begun to set its exploratory sights on the core of our solar system－the sun. In a landmark step, the country launched its first solar observation satellite on Thursday, aiming to help scientists deepen their knowledge of the dazzling star.
China’s first solar observatory aims to solve mysteries of the Sun’s eruptions The mission, scheduled to launch on Sunday, will also help to improve forecasts of damaging space weather. By Elizabeth Gibney Elizabeth Gibney View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Twitter Facebook
As for China's next space-based solar observatory, Gan envisioned it to be world-leading. Right now, two candidates being considered are the Solar Polar-orbit Observatory and the Lagrange 5 Point Exploration mission. They are designed to operate from places that no other solar telescopes have been to, he said.
“These are very exciting times for solar physicists in China and around the world,” says Kontar. Four-year mission ASO-S — also known by the nickname Kuafu-1, after a giant in Chinese mythology who sought to catch and tame the Sun — will observe from an orbit 720 kilometres above Earth’s surface, permanently facing the Sun.
Wang Wei, deputy director of the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering at the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology and project manager of the satellite, said the spacecraft is China's first space-based solar telescope and is designed to work for at least three years.
Update: China’s solar observatory launched successfully on 9 October. China is set to launch its first dedicated solar observatory. Astronomers say its trio of instruments will provide insights into how the Sun’s magnetic field creates coronal mass ejections and other eruptions.
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