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A Chinese solar observatory in space

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The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), which will focus on solar eruptions and their origins, is scheduled for launch in late 2022, explain Chief Scientist Weiqun Gan and assistants Li Feng and Yang Su.

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Fig. 1: An artist’s impression of ASO-S.

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Gan, W.Q., Feng, L. & Su, Y. A Chinese solar observatory in space. Nat Astron 6, 165 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01593-9

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