Smile: ESA Mission to Solar Wind and Magnetosphere Launches (heise.de)

• Launch of Smile mission on May 19, 2026
• Study of solar wind and magnetosphere interaction
• ESA-China collaboration

"The European Space Agency, in cooperation with China, launched the Smile satellite to study the interaction between solar wind and Earth's magnetic field. The mission will provide data on space weather, auroras, and Earth's protective shield."