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Aug 12, 2018 · On a mission to “touch the Sun,” NASA's Parker Solar Probe became the first spacecraft to fly through the corona – the Sun’s upper atmosphere – in 2021. With every orbit, the probe faces brutal heat and radiation to provide humanity with unprecedented observations of the only star we can study up close.
- United States of America (USA)
- Parker Solar Probe (Solar Probe Plus)
- Solar Orbit
- 1,510 pounds (685 kilograms) at launch
Dec 14, 2021 · For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The new milestone marks one major step for Parker Solar Probe and one giant leap for solar science.
The US space agency (Nasa) is calling it a historic moment - the first time a spacecraft has flown through the outer atmosphere of the Sun.
Dec 14, 2021 · For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The new milestone marks one major step for Parker Solar Probe and one giant leap for solar science. Just as […]
Dec 15, 2021 · On future flybys, Parker is expected to creep even closer to the sun, coming as low as 8.86 solar radii (3.83 million miles or 6.16 million km) from the sun's photosphere, its visible surface.
Dec 16, 2021 · "For the first time in history, a spacecraft has flown through the sun's atmosphere, the corona." The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the corona in April during the spacecraft's eighth ...
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Dec 15, 2021 · For the first time, a spacecraft has made contact with the sun. During a recent flyby, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe entered the sun’s atmosphere.
