Since that fiery early morning liftoff with the mission s namesake eugene parker in attendance the probe has made.
Parker solar probe images of sun.
Nasa s parker solar probe launched a year ago on a mission to touch the sun.
That includes nasa s other sun faring spacecraft the parker solar probe which launched in august 2018 on a quest to study the sun s scorching hot atmosphere.
Since it launched last year nasa s parker solar probe has made three dives toward the sun as it reached the fastest speed ever clocked by a human built vehicle.
Parker solar probe by contrast has already set a record by passing within.
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.
Basically wispr will take pictures of coronal mass ejections cmes jets and other ejecta from the sun.
The gif below shows actual data from nasa s solar and terrestrial relations observatory ahead stereo a spacecraft along with the location of parker solar probe as it flies through the sun s.
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At its closest approach solar orbiter will come within 26 million miles of the sun well within the orbit of mercury.
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When the parker solar probe reaches the sun we can expect images of a very different kind.
Parker solar probe will swoop to within 4 million miles of the sun s surface facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft before it.