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Fri, December 27, 2024
[ Fri, Dec 27th 2024 ] - jhuapl
Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to the Sun

Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to the Sun


Published on 2024-12-27 14:02:17 - jhuapl
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  • NASA's mission to "touch" the Sun has confirmed that it survived its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun's surface on Dec. 24. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles (around 6.

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) announced that NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieved its 19th close approach to the Sun on December 24, 2023, coming within 4.51 million miles of the solar surface. This maneuver allowed the probe to gather crucial data about the Sun's corona, solar wind, and magnetic fields, contributing to our understanding of solar phenomena and space weather. The Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, continues to endure extreme conditions, withstanding temperatures up to 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, to provide insights into the Sun's behavior, which could help in predicting solar storms that might affect Earth's technology and astronauts in space.

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