How A NASA Probe Beat The Heat To Become The First Spacecraft To Reach The Surface Of Sun
NASA Parker Solar Probe becomes the first spacecraft to “touch the sun,” entering our star’s searing atmosphere. The Sun’s corona, or outer layers, is significantly warmer than its surface, a 50-year-old mystery that the spacecraft has been tasked with resolving. This week, the Parker probe, which they launched in 2018, reached the Alfvén critical surface, … Read More