NASA’s Parker Solar Probe

Florida: For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The new milestone marks…

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flew through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.  For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. leading to new discoveries of our own sun.…