Parker solar probe acquired the image above the first photo from inside the sun s outer atmosphere or corona the part of the sun we see in photos of total solar eclipses when the craft.
Parker solar probe first images.
The parker solar probe recently collected its first light data in order to test its instruments and snapped some beautiful pictures of the cosmos.
A spacecraft that uses breakthrough technology and autonomy to endure heat and radiation like no other mission.
The parker solar probe abbreviated psp.
See images of nasa s parker solar probe mission which the agency plans to launch in july 2018.
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.
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.
It will approach to within 9 86 solar radii 6 9 million km or 4 3 million miles from the center of the sun and by 2025 will travel at closest approach as fast as 690 000 km h.
What is parker solar probe.
Previously solar probe solar probe plus or solar probe is a nasa robotic spacecraft launched in 2018 with the mission of making observations of the outer corona of the sun.
A unique solar observatory that will orbit within 4 million miles of our star s surface to directly study the formation of the solar wind.
The spacecraft will get seven times closer to the sun than any probe ever has.
Parker solar probe will swoop to within 4 million miles of the sun s surface facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft before it.
A scientific mission to unlock the mysteries of the sun s corona and solar wind.
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