Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:49pm on 24 Dec 2024,Tuesday Science
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is making history with its closest-ever approach to the Sun, venturing into its outer atmosphere, the corona. The spacecraft endures temperatures of 1,400°C and radiation while coming within 3.8 million miles of the Sun’s surface. Traveling at a record-breaking 430,000 mph, the probe seeks to uncover why the corona is hotter than the Sun’s surface. Launched in 2018, this marks its 22nd solar pass. NASA expects a signal by December 28 to confirm its survival. The mission aims to improve understanding of solar wind and space weather, which impact Earth’s technology and daily life.
