Parker Solar Probe

First Time In History: NASA's 'Parker Solar Probe' enters Sun's corona

A spacecraft launched by NASA has done what was once thought impossible. On April 28, the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona of the Sun -- an extreme environment that`s roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit.

Dec 16, 2021, 23:04 PM IST

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NASA's entry into the Sun's upper atmosphere 'Corona'

The spacecraft of the US space agency NASA has created history. For the first time in history, a NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.

Dec 15, 2021, 15:00 PM IST

NASA's spacecraft Parker Solar Probe enters Sun's corona, first time in history

NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona of the Sun -- an extreme environment that`s roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit, on April 28.

Dec 15, 2021, 11:32 AM IST

NASA's Parker Solar Probe operating as planned say, scientists

Parker Solar Probe is humanity's first-ever mission into the Sun's atmosphere, called the corona that will directly explore solar processes that are key to understanding, forecasting space weather events that can impact life on Earth.

Aug 18, 2018, 16:54 PM IST

Why NASA's mission to 'touch' the Sun won't melt

With NASA launching a historic Parker Solar Probe deeper into the solar atmosphere than any mission before it, the question arises: Why won`t it melt?

Aug 13, 2018, 11:17 AM IST

World's first mission to touch the Sun lifts off, NASA's Parker Solar Probe begins 7-year journey

A Sun-skimming mission like Parker Solar Probe has been a dream of scientists for decades, but only recently has the required technology - like the heat shield, solar array cooling system, and fault management system - been available to make such a mission a reality.

Aug 12, 2018, 13:17 PM IST