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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 28th close approach to the Sun on June 8, again matching its record distance of 3.8 million miles from the solar surface.

This latest flyby started June 3 and ends Saturday, June 13, with Parker’s four scientific instrument packages gathering data from inside the Sun’s atmosphere, or corona. Parker will begin returning detailed spacecraft telemetry on June 14, with science data transmission set to run from Wednesday, June 17 to Tuesday, June 30.
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/parker-solar-probe/2026/06/11/parker-solar-probe-makes-28th-close-pass-of-sun/

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/parker-solar-probe/

#NASA #Sun #ParkerSolarProbe #Space #SpaceExploration #Corona #SolarWind #SunAtmosphere

Marcel SIneM(S)US Jun 11

SolarWinds Serv-U: Angreifer missbrauchen #DoS-Lücke in FTP-Server | Security https://www.heise.de/news/SolarWinds-Serv-U-Angreifer-missbrauchen-DoS-Luecke-in-FTP-Server-11321084.html #Patchday #ServU #SolarWind

SolarWinds Serv-U: Angreifer missbrauchen DoS-Lücke in FTP-Server

In SolarWinds-Serv-U-Servern können Angreifer eine Schwachstelle für Denial-of-Service-Angriffe missbrauchen. Laut CISA tun sie das bereits.

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Daniel Fischer May 29

Soliciting Comments on the Experimental #SolarWind Display Product for In-Situ Instruments through June 28, 2026: https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2026/pns26-45_exp_solar_wind_display_product_for_in-situ_instruments.pdf -> the solar wind viewer: https://www.spaceweather.gov/products/solar-wind

KillBait News May 20

SMILE Satellite Launched to Observe Sun-Earth Interactions and Auroras

📰 Original title: Lanzado el satélite SMILE de China y la ESA para estudiar la interacción entre el Sol y la Tierra

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

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#astronomy #smilesatellite #solarwind #eart...

SMILE Satellite Launched to Observe Sun-Earth Interactions and Auroras

The SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) satellite, a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and China's Academy of Sciences, was successfully launched on May 19, 2026, aboard the Vega C rocket from the Guiana Space Center. Originally planned for April, the launch was delayed due to technical issues. After reaching a preliminary circular orbit of 706 km, SMILE will use its propulsion system to move to its operational highly elliptical orbit of 5,000 x 121,000 km with a 51-hour period. The 2,250 kg satellite is designed to study the interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. Equipped with four scientific instruments, including a soft X-ray telescope, ultraviolet imager, ion detector, and magnetometer, SMILE will capture images of auroras and monitor space weather phenomena over extended periods, up to 45 hours per orbit. The mission aims to improve understanding of magnetic reconnection, aurora responses to solar wind, and geomagnetic storm formation caused by coronal mass ejections. SMILE is controlled primarily from Norway's Troll station, with support from China's Sanya station. This mission represents the first end-to-end collaboration between ESA and China, from mission conception to operations, and is expected to generate significant scientific data, approximately 35 GB per orbit.

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KillBait May 20

SMILE Satellite Launched to Observe Sun-Earth Interactions and Auroras

📰 Original title: Lanzado el satélite SMILE de China y la ESA para estudiar la interacción entre el Sol y la Tierra

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://en.killbait.com/smile-satellite-launched-to-observe-sun-earth-interactions-and-auroras.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_social

#astronomy #smilesatellite #solarwind #ea...

SMILE Satellite Launched to Observe Sun-Earth Interactions and Auroras

The SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) satellite, a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and China's Academy of Sciences, was successfully launched on May 19, 2026, aboard the Vega C rocket from the Guiana Space Center. Originally planned for April, the launch was delayed due to technical issues. After reaching a preliminary circular orbit of 706 km, SMILE will use its propulsion system to move to its operational highly elliptical orbit of 5,000 x 121,000 km with a 51-hour period. The 2,250 kg satellite is designed to study the interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. Equipped with four scientific instruments, including a soft X-ray telescope, ultraviolet imager, ion detector, and magnetometer, SMILE will capture images of auroras and monitor space weather phenomena over extended periods, up to 45 hours per orbit. The mission aims to improve understanding of magnetic reconnection, aurora responses to solar wind, and geomagnetic storm formation caused by coronal mass ejections. SMILE is controlled primarily from Norway's Troll station, with support from China's Sanya station. This mission represents the first end-to-end collaboration between ESA and China, from mission conception to operations, and is expected to generate significant scientific data, approximately 35 GB per orbit.

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Massimo Luciani May 19

#TachyonBeam #SpaceMission #ESA #China #magnetosphere #SolarWind #launch #VegaC

A few hours ago, the Smile satellite was launched from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana atop a Vega-C rocket. After about 56 minutes, the Smile satellite separated from the rocket's last stage and began maneuvers that are scheduled to last approximately 25 days.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2026/05/19/a-success-for-the-launch-of-the-smile-satellite-to-study-how-the-earths-magnetosphere-responds-to-the-solar-wind/

Fabrizio Musacchio May 19

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116597943953403803

New #space mission #SMILE will launch today (May 19, 7:52 UTC). The #SolarWind #Magnetosphere #Ionosphere Link Explorer, a collaboration between #ESA and the #Chinese Academy of Sciences #CAS, will study #Earth‘s #magnetosphere in soft X-rays and #UV to better understand the dynamic interaction between both.

#SpacePhysics #SolarSystem #SpaceMission

AlcorNews Apr 26

Le lancement de Vega-C avec la mission SMILE devrait finalement avoir lieu le 19 mai depuis Kourou, après plusieurs reports techniques la1ere.franceinfo.fr/guyane/spati... #Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #VegaC #SMILE #ESA #CNES #SpaceWeather #SolarWind

Spatial : le vol de Vega-C pou...

Spatial : le vol de Vega-C pour la mission SMILE devrait finalement décoller le 19 mai

Vega-C décollera finalement dans la nuit 19 mai prochain depuis le Centre Spatial Guyanais, à Kourou. Pour l'observer, il faudra être réveillé à 00h52. Le lanceur léger mettra en orbite le satellite SMILE, né d’une coopération entre l’Agence spatiale européenne et l’Académie chinoise des sciences.

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AlcorNews Apr 26

Le lancement de Vega-C avec la mission SMILE devrait finalement avoir lieu le 19 mai depuis Kourou, après plusieurs reports techniques https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/guyane/spatial-le-vol-de-vega-c-pour-la-mission-smile-devrait-finalement-decoller-le-19-mai-1685597.html
#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #VegaC #SMILE #ESA #CNES #SpaceWeather #SolarWind

Spatial : le vol de Vega-C pour la mission SMILE devrait finalement décoller le 19 mai

Vega-C décollera finalement dans la nuit 19 mai prochain depuis le Centre Spatial Guyanais, à Kourou. Pour l'observer, il faudra être réveillé à 00h52. Le lanceur léger mettra en orbite le satellite SMILE, né d’une coopération entre l’Agence spatiale européenne et l’Académie chinoise des sciences.

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AlcorNews Apr 26

Vega-C décollera le 19 mai avec SMILE, mission ESA-Chine pour observer l’impact du vent solaire sur la Terre depuis Kourou la1ere.franceinfo.fr/guyane/spati... #Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #VegaC #SMILE #ESA #SpaceWeather #SolarWind #NewSpace

Spatial : le vol de Vega-C pou...

Spatial : le vol de Vega-C pour la mission SMILE devrait finalement décoller le 19 mai

Vega-C décollera finalement dans la nuit 19 mai prochain depuis le Centre Spatial Guyanais, à Kourou. Pour l'observer, il faudra être réveillé à 00h52. Le lanceur léger mettra en orbite le satellite SMILE, né d’une coopération entre l’Agence spatiale européenne et l’Académie chinoise des sciences.

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