a spacecraft operated by the US space agency NASA successfully approached the Sun. The spacecraft is called 'Parker Solar Probe'. This is the closest any spacecraft has ever gotten to the Sun
A 'light signal' from the probe reached the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, USA, according to NASA. This is where the probe is operated.
Last Tuesday, December 24, the Parker Solar Probe launched at a speed of almost 430,000 miles per hour toward the Sun. The probe's greatest temperature at this point was 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, or 980 degrees Celsius.It can get beyond these barriers and arrive at a distance of roughly 3.8 million miles from the sun's surface.
Since the launch on December 24, APL had not been in communication with the probe or spacecraft. If the spacecraft successfully reached the anticipated point close to the Sun, it was programmed to emit a light signal. Scientists at NASA eagerly awaited this communication.
When the signal is sent, it indicates that the spacecraft is secure and functioning correctly. On January 1, the spacecraft is anticipated to transmit comprehensive data regarding its most recent status.It is anticipated that the Parker Solar Probe's approach to the Sun would provide fresh insights on the star. Scientists will use these data to better comprehend the Sun's surrounding superheated zone and pinpoint the solar wind's origin.
In order to better comprehend the outer boundaries of the Sun's atmosphere, the spacecraft had previously completed several orbits about the region.
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