Parker Solar Probe Touches the Sun (Kinda) - The Cosmic Companion 16 Dec., 2021
Channel: The Cosmic Companion - Science Comedy, Astronomy
Date: 2021-12-16

The Parker solar probe launched in 2018 has now reached its destination — our parent star. 

Just like the Earth, our Sun has an atmosphere, called the corona. This is normally seen surrounding the blacked-out Sun during a total solar eclipse. 

Now, the Parker Solar Probe from NASA just became the first spacecraft ever to journey inside this tenuous shell around the Sun.