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China launches 1st comprehensive solar probe Kuafu-1 and will share data with the world

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China on Sunday launched its first comprehensive solar probe, the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), according to the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The probe, dubbed Kuafu-1, a sun seeker in ancient Chinese mythology, will simultaneously monitor solar flares, coronal mass ejections and the sun's magnetic field, and will share data to anyone for free. 

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