December 15, 2021 01:24
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The Parker solar probe first “touched” the Sun, passing through one of the layers of the Sun’s atmosphere – the corona. Relevant information is available on the website of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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“For the first time in history, a spacecraft“ touched ”the Sun. NASA’s Parker solar probe is now in the upper atmosphere of the Sun – its corona, having measured the particles and magnetic fields in it “, – it says in the message.
As noted, this “is a major new stage in NASA’s mission and a giant step in the study of the sun.”
Earlier, the head of the corporation “Roscosmos” Dmitry Rogozin on the air of the YouTube channel “Solovyov LIVE” announced launch of the interplanetary station “Luna-25” in July 2022.
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