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16 Dec 2021

First Time In History: NASA's 'Parker Solar Probe' enters Sun's corona

A spacecraft launched by NASA has done what was once thought impossible. On April 28, the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona of the Sun -- an extreme environment that`s roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit.

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15 Dec 2021

NASA's entry into the Sun's upper atmosphere 'Corona'

The spacecraft of the US space agency NASA has created history. For the first time in history, a NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.

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15 Dec 2021

NASA's Parker Solar Probe enters Sun's corona, first time in history

The corona is the outermost layer of the Sun`s atmosphere Strong magnetic fields here bind plasma and prevent turbulent solar winds from escaping The Alfven point is when solar winds exceed a critical speed

Parker Solar Probe

18 Aug 2018

NASA's Parker Solar Probe operating as planned say, scientists

Parker Solar Probe is humanity's first-ever mission into the Sun's atmosphere, called the corona that will directly explore solar processes that are key to understanding, forecasting space weather events that can impact life on Earth.

13 Aug 2018

Why NASA's mission to 'touch' the Sun won't melt

With NASA launching a historic Parker Solar Probe deeper into the solar atmosphere than any mission before it, the question arises: Why won`t it melt?

12 Aug 2018

World's first mission to touch the Sun lifts off: NASA

A Sun-skimming mission like Parker Solar Probe has been a dream of scientists for decades, but only recently has the required technology - like the heat shield, solar array cooling system, and fault management system - been available to make such a mission a reality.

11 Aug 2018

NASA set to launch 'touch the Sun' spacecraft

The launch of the Parker Solar Probe will set it on a journey all the way to the Sun's atmosphere.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

09 Apr 2018

NASA to launch Parker Solar Probe, humanity's first flight to Sun in July

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is all set to launch its humanity's first mission to the Sun, Parker Solar Probe, in July.

07 Mar 2018

Want to touch the Sun? NASA invites the public for first solar mission

NASA renamed the Solar Probe Plus to Parker Solar Probe in May 2017 to honour astrophysicist Eugene Parker.

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