NASA spacecraft Parker Solar Probe became the closest spacecraft to the Sun.
According to the news on NASA’s website, Parker It is the first time in history that a spacecraft has come this close to the Sun when the Solar Probe flew through the corona, also known as the Sun’s outer atmosphere.
It has studied the Sun more closely than any man-made instrument to date. Parker The Solar Probe sampled particles and magnetic fields in the Sun’s atmosphere.
Seen as a new threshold for solar science, this step is expected to help scientists uncover critical information on the solar system.
Thomas Zurbuchen, of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Parker Noting that Solar Probe’s “touching the Sun” is a milestone for solar science, he said, “This milestone not only provides us with deeper information about the evolution of our Sun and its effects on our solar system, but also everything we have learned about our own star. it teaches us more about the stars in the rest of the universe.” said.
performing one of the most important missions ever undertaken by NASA. Parker Solar Probe was launched three years ago.
The spacecraft, whose part facing the Sun is exposed to a temperature of 1370 degrees in orbit, is planned to circle the Sun 24 times over 7 years.
Its missions include trying to unravel the mystery of the acceleration of the solar wind, the constant outflow of matter from the star, and the very high temperature in the corona. Parker Solar Probe also aims to help understand the mechanism behind the acceleration of the Sun’s active particles.
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