India's Aditya L1 Mission: Unveiling the Secrets of the Sun

India is preparing to launch its first-ever mission to study the sun with the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, expected to lift off in early September. The observatory will study the sun's corona and aim to unravel the mysteries behind solar flares and coronal mass ejections. The spacecraft will be placed in a circular orbit around Earth before embarking on a four-month journey to its final destination, the Earth-sun Lagrange Point 1. The Aditya-L1 observatory carries seven payloads, including instruments to directly view the sun, study solar wind, and measure magnetic fields. The mission, costing $45 million, follows India's recent launch of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to the moon.