China s first comprehensive solar probe, the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), was launched into space aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sunday.The probe, nicknamed Kuafu-1,
China's solar observation satellite has achieved major scientific and technological feats during its in-orbit operation, according to the China National Space Administration.
China will launch, in October, its first solar probe, which aims to study the relationships between the solar magnetic field, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), the media reported.Solar flares are intense light bursts, while .