The Parker Solar Probe is a NASA spacecraft designed to study the Sun’s outer atmosphere, known as the corona. Launched on August 12, 2018, its mission aims to gather data on solar winds, magnetic fields, and solar energetic particles. The probe is named after Dr. Eugene Parker, an astrophysicist who proposed the existence of the solar wind in the 1950s. The spacecraft travels closer to the Sun than any previous human-made object, enduring extreme temperatures and radiation to provide valuable insights into solar phenomena and their impact on the solar system.
Parker Solar Probe’s Groundbreaking Encounter with the Sun The Parker Solar Probe is set for a remarkable flyby on Christmas Eve, venturing an astonishing 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers)…