11 2018 parker solar probe completed the first solar encounter phase speeding through the sun s outer atmosphere the corona and collecting unprecedented data with.
Parker solar probe first images.
Nasa s parker solar probe launched a year ago on a mission to touch the sun.
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Parker solar probe will swoop to within 4 million miles of the sun s surface facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft before it.
Since that fiery early morning liftoff with the mission s namesake eugene parker in attendance the probe has made.
12 2018 parker solar probe will provide new data on solar activity and make critical contributions to our ability to forecast major space weather events that impact life on earth.