This past Thursday, India’s space agency (ISRO) announced a groundbreaking new mission. They plan to launch a spacecraft to the sun’s center, the first mission of its kind. The spacecraft, called Aditya-L1, is scheduled to launch in 2020 and is expected to reach the sun’s center in 2023. Aditya-L1 will be equipped with a suite of seven scientific instruments, and will be used to study the solar corona and its interactions with the solar wind. This mission is sure to be a great step forward in understanding the sun and its effects on Earth. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting mission!

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source: Phys.org