Parker Solar Probe to make a Christmas Eve skim of the SunNASA's Parker Solar Probe will approach the Sun on Christmas Eve, making history by flying closer than any previous human-made object.The probe's heat shield allows it to withstand extreme temperatures while studying the solar corona.
Parker Solar,' the fastest spacecraft in history, will come within 3.8 million miles of the SunThe Parker Solar Probe has achieved historic feats, including the first touch of the Sun and is expected to make groundbreaking discoveries about solar activity.
Parker Solar Probe to make a Christmas Eve skim of the SunNASA's Parker Solar Probe will approach the Sun on Christmas Eve, making history by flying closer than any previous human-made object.The probe's heat shield allows it to withstand extreme temperatures while studying the solar corona.
Parker Solar,' the fastest spacecraft in history, will come within 3.8 million miles of the SunThe Parker Solar Probe has achieved historic feats, including the first touch of the Sun and is expected to make groundbreaking discoveries about solar activity.
What's Up With These Crazy Northern Lights?Solar wind causes visible aurora borealis further south. Solar storms peak every 11 years, impacting space weather and Earth.
Video of sun's surface shows solar rain, eruptions and coronal mossThe Solar Orbiter spacecraft captured footage revealing the sun's otherworldly landscape, including coronal moss, solar rain, and 6,000-mile-tall spires of gas.
The tricky quest to create an artificial solar eclipseScientists are working on democratizing access to simulate solar eclipses for research.Total solar eclipse provides a rare opportunity to study the sun's atmospheric layer called the corona.