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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Nature, the trio of instruments on board will provide insights into how the Sun’s magnetic field causes coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and other eruptions. Scientists in China have reportedly been waiting a long time for such an observatory.

Detailed explanation-2: -China will launch its first comprehensive solar probe, the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory, in October, opening a new chapter in the country’s exploration of the sun, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) – nicknamed Kuafu-1 in Chinese – sent hard X-ray imaging of solar flares that broke out at 1:00 a.m. (Universal Time) on Nov. 11, 2022, said Gan Weiqun, the satellite’s principal scientist from PMO under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) was launched with the CZ-2D rocket at 07:43:55 Beijing time on October 9, 2022, opening the era of comprehensive solar space observation in China. The ASO-S mission was proposed by Chinese solar community in 2011.

Detailed explanation-5: -Xuntian (Chinese: ; pinyin: Xúntiān), also known as the Chinese Survey Space Telescope (CSST) (Chinese: ; pinyin: Xúntiānhào Kōngjiān Wàngyuǎnjìng) is a planned Chinese space telescope currently under development.