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Science & Exploration

Smile summarised in Science Advances

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In December 2025, a special collection of review papers was published in Science Advances that gave an overview of the Smile mission. The links to all these papers are listed below.

Whole collection

Science and Mission Overview

Spacecraft and ground segment:

Spacecraft

Ground Support System and Science Application System

Science Operations Centre and Data Formats Working Group

Instruments:

The Light Ion Analyser (LIA)

The Magnetometer (MAG)

The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI)

The Ultraviolet Imager (UVI)

Modelling:

Modelling and Analysis of X-ray and Ultraviolet Images of Solar Wind–Earth Interactions

Synergies and public engagement:

A Holistic Approach to the SMILE Mission and SMILE Public Engagement