The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), is scheduled to be launched into space this October.
Between July 11 and 24, netizens are invited to suggest a name for the probe that reflects its function while also suggesting China's spirit of scientific exploration and cultural self-confidence.
The satellite, which is designed to have a four-year lifespan, will conduct observations on the solar magnetic field, solar flares and coronal mass ejections, to support the forecasting of catastrophic space weather.
It will deploy three payloads, including a Full-disk Vector MagnetoGraph, a Hard X-ray Imager and a Lyman-alpha Solar Telescope. (ECNS)
China released on Tuesday the first batch of scientific images captured by the country's Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), also known as Kuafu-1, a satellite specially designed to carry out comprehensive probes of the Sun.
China on Tuesday released the first batch of images captured by the country's first multipurpose solar probe at a press conference at the National Space Science Center in Beijing. The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), dubbed Kuafu-1, has been operating in or...
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