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Smile mission releases first ultraviolet images of auroral substorm

Original: Smile’s first ultraviolet footage shows auroral substorm This is the first footage to be released from the ultraviolet c

The European-Chinese Smile mission has released the first images from its ultraviolet camera, capturing an auroral substorm. The footage shows the full ring of northern lights around the Earth's polar region, something no spacecraft has recorded since 2008. Scientists say the observations will help study how solar wind drives sudden, dramatic brightenings of the aurora.

Why now: The first science images from a newly launched joint ESA-Chinese Academy of Sciences mission are being shared, marking a milestone in aurora research.

Smile missionEuropean Space AgencyChinese Academy of Sciences

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• Smile’s first ultraviolet footage shows auroral substorm This is the first footage to be released from the ultraviolet camera (UVI) on the European-Chinese Smile mission. With UVI, Smile is now the first spacecraft since 2008 to capture the full ring of northern lights around… · pomarede · 203

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