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ESA and CAS Smile mission begins science operations in orbit
ESA says the European-Chinese Smile spacecraft was cleared on 23 September to start studying how Earth's magnetic field responds to the solar wind.

ESA marks start of new Martian year at 11:43 UTC
The European Space Agency says Mars began a fresh orbit around the Sun on 30 September 2026, opening the 38th year of a martian calendar counted since 1955.