Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:10am on 27 Dec 2024,Friday Science
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history on Christmas Eve, becoming the closest-ever spacecraft to the Sun at 3.8 million miles. Traveling at a record 430,000 mph, it endured extreme radiation and temperatures of 1,400°C while exploring the Sun's corona. The mission aims to solve the mystery of why the corona is hotter than the solar surface and improve understanding of solar wind, crucial for mitigating space weather's impact on Earth. Dr. Nicola Fox of NASA said, "We can't experience the Sun's atmosphere without flying through it." After days of silence, NASA confirmed the probe's safety on December 28.
