NASA's Parker Solar Probe Touches The Sun For The First Time

For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.

The new milestone marks one major step for Parker Solar Probe and one giant leap for solar science. Just as landing on the Moon allowed scientists to understand how it was formed, touching the very stuff the Sun is made of will help scientists uncover critical information about our closest star and its influence on the solar system.

More information: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/...
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The sun is just as much a part of us as is our heart. So we may not be as miniscule as some say we are. Without either, we are not.

*just another brain fart*

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