Europe and China launch SMILE

On Tuesday, the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences launched the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (smile) mission from French Guiana. smile analyzes solar and geomagnetic storms to help predict them and protect technology and astronauts from space weather. The U.S. has dominated space exploration in recent decades, but biblical prophecy shows that Europe and China will form an alliance to the detriment of the U.S., which will likely include meeting and surpassing American space capabilities.