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24-12-2024, 10:33 PM
Nasa to fly world’s fastest object closer to Sun than ever be4. Space agency hopes Parker Solar Probe can get to heart of many of the mysteries of the Sun, including what powers the violent processes that keep us alive on Earth.
Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 with the hope of getting a close look at the Sun & helping answer some of those questions. Since its launch it has flown close to the Sun and examined the corona, or the layer of atmosphere on the outer edge that can be seen during a solar eclipse.
Now however it will begin potentially the most dramatic part of its mission, as it approaches the Sun more closely than ever before. On Tuesday, it will make its way through the atmosphere and reach within 6 million kilometres of the surface of the Sun.
That means, it will be just 4% of the distance that usually lies between us & our star. Mission managers won’t know how Parker fared until days after the flyby since the spacecraft will be out of communication range.
Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 with the hope of getting a close look at the Sun & helping answer some of those questions. Since its launch it has flown close to the Sun and examined the corona, or the layer of atmosphere on the outer edge that can be seen during a solar eclipse.
Now however it will begin potentially the most dramatic part of its mission, as it approaches the Sun more closely than ever before. On Tuesday, it will make its way through the atmosphere and reach within 6 million kilometres of the surface of the Sun.
That means, it will be just 4% of the distance that usually lies between us & our star. Mission managers won’t know how Parker fared until days after the flyby since the spacecraft will be out of communication range.
