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NASA spacecraft makes closest-ever approach to the Sun

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The Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its close approach to the sun, passing within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface on December 24. The spacecraft withstood temperatures of up to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit and sent a "proof of life" signal to Earth on December 25. This signal was received via a tracking station in Australia. The mission aims to uncover secrets of the sun's corona and solar wind. NASA confirmed that the probe is safe and operating normally after its historic flyby.

  1. GB
    Nicky Fox
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    1. By flying extremely close to the sun, Parker Solar Probe can directly measure the solar wind near the source and that will help us understand the origins of the solar wind and those intense bursts of energy that come from the sun.
  2. US
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    1. After passing just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface on December 24 — the closest solar flyby in history — we have received Parker Solar Probe's beacon tone confirming the spacecraft is safe.
    2. This close-up study of the Sun allows Parker Solar Probe to take measurements that help scientists better understand how material in this region gets heated to millions of degrees, trace the origin of the solar wind (a continuous flow of material escaping the Sun), and discover how energetic particles are accelerated to near light speed.
  3. US
    Nour Rawafi
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    1. In 1969, we landed humans on the moon for the first time. This Christmas Eve, we're essentially embracing a star … We are preparing to make history.

sources

  1. 1.DW News
  2. 2.CTV News
  3. 3.The Times
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.The Sun

perspectives

  1. 1.Aerospace Industry
  2. 2.US space industry
  3. 3.Astronomy

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.United KingdomGB

organizations

  1. 1.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUS
  2. 2.European Space Agency
  3. 3.Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
  4. 4.Canberra Deep Space Communication ComplexAU
  5. 5.Fifth Star Labs
  6. 6.Goddard Space Flight Center
  7. 7.Space Studies Board

persons

  1. 1.Nicky FoxGB
  2. 2.Bipasha Dey
  3. 3.Jenifer Millard
  4. 4.Kate Mayberry
  5. 5.Nicola Fox
  6. 6.Nour RawafiUS
  7. 7.Shubham Kalia

technicals

  1. 1.Parker Solar Probe
  2. 2.Deep Space Network
  3. 3.Mariner 2
NASA spacecraft makes closest-ever approach to the Sun