India launches solar probe.

On the afternoon of September 2nd (Vietnam time), the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the Aditya-L1 solar probe from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

India successfully launched the Aditya-L1 spacecraft on September 2nd. (Source: ISRO)

The Aditya-L1 probe will be launched into low Earth orbit. Then, the probe will fire its thrusters and head toward Lagrange Point 1 (L1), between the Earth and the Sun. From there, Aditya-L1 can study the Sun without being affected by occultation phenomena.

The Aditya-L1 probe carries seven instruments to observe the Sun's atmosphere, surface (photosphere), magnetic field, and particles around the star. One of the most intense regions Aditya-L1 will study is the Sun's upper atmosphere. The probe will also take ultraviolet images of the corona and photosphere using the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT).

In addition to exploring the mysteries of the solar corona, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft will also observe solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), powerful explosions that could affect life on Earth.

Simultaneously, Aditya-L1 will also study changes in plasma during its journey back to Earth. The probe will also perform numerous measurements of the near-Earth plasma environment using the Solar Wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) and the Department. If successful, India would be the first Asian country to launch a spacecraft into orbit around the Sun.

However, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft only stopped at about 1% of the distance from Earth to the Sun. At that distance, the gravitational forces of the Sun and Earth on the spacecraft canceled each other out, helping Aditya-L1 maintain a stable orbit around the Sun.

Earlier this month, at the end of August, India's Chandrayaan-3 probe successfully landed on the South Pole of the Moon. This is a feat previously achieved only by Russia, the United States, and China.

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