Leicester-Built Telescope Joins SMILE Mission to Study Solar Wind
London, UK (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
The University of Leicester has completed the construction of an advanced x-ray telescope, which is set to be integrated into a spacecraft to enhance our understanding of solar winds and their effects on Earth's magnetosphere. The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI), part of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission, is a wide-field X-ray telescope designed to spectrally ma
The University of Leicester has completed the construction of an advanced x-ray telescope, which is set to be integrated into a spacecraft to enhance our understanding of solar winds and their effects on Earth's magnetosphere. The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI), part of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission, is a wide-field X-ray telescope designed to spectrally ma