A night before Christmas, i.e. today, on 24 December, NASA’s spacecraft Parker Solar Probe will pass closest to the Sun. According to Indian time, at 5:10 pm, Parker will be at a distance of only 61 lakh km from the Sun. This will be the first object made by humans to reach so close to the Sun. According to the NYT report, this is 7 times closer than any previous mission going towards the Sun. While passing through the outer atmosphere of the Sun, Parker’s speed will be more than 6.9 lakh km/hour. This is the highest speed of any object made by humans till date and will break its old record. According to Nicky Fox of NASA’s Science Mission, till now nothing has passed through the atmosphere of any star. This will be the first time that an object will pass through the atmosphere of a star. Parker will remain in the Sun’s atmosphere for the next 3 days. While passing close to the Sun, the temperature will be more than 1000
Parker Solar Probe has reached closest to the Sun through flyby of the Sun 21 times so far. This region is called perihelion. While passing near the sun, Parker’s temperature will be more than 1,000 degrees Celsius. During this time, it will pass sliding through the sun’s atmosphere. The sun is currently in its most active state. This is called solar maximum. Parker will send information about its journey to Earth on December 27. Till then it will remain out of contact. Next year, i.e. in 2025, it will also pass near the sun twice. This mission will end next year. However, it still has fuel left to run for the next several years. But it will never go so close to the sun again. Watch this video of Parker while passing through the sun’s atmosphere… Parker was launched 6 years ago
Parker Solar Probe was launched by NASA on 12 August 2018. It was launched with the aim of studying the sun’s outer atmosphere, Corona, closely. Through this, an attempt is being made to understand the system of solar winds. It is also named after solar scientist Eugene Parker. Parker was the first to give information about solar winds. Eugene Parker passed away in 2022. For the first time, a spacecraft was named after a scientist while he was alive. The Parker Solar Probe flew near the sun for the first time in 2021. For the first time in history, a spacecraft passed so close to the sun. It was built to pass near the sun a total of 24 times. Today Parker will pass near the sun for the 22nd time. It has been equipped with a 4.5-inch thick carbon-composite heat shield to protect it from the sun’s heat.
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