First Time In History: NASA's 'Parker Solar Probe' enters Sun's corona
A spacecraft launched by NASA has done what was once thought impossible. On April 28, the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona of the Sun -- an extreme environment that`s roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit.
Dec 16, 2021, 23:04 PM ISTNASA's entry into the Sun's upper atmosphere 'Corona'
The spacecraft of the US space agency NASA has created history. For the first time in history, a NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.
Dec 15, 2021, 15:00 PM ISTNASA's spacecraft Parker Solar Probe enters Sun's corona, first time in history
NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona of the Sun -- an extreme environment that`s roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit, on April 28.
Dec 15, 2021, 11:32 AM IST
NASA's Parker Solar Probe operating as planned say, scientists
Parker Solar Probe is humanity's first-ever mission into the Sun's atmosphere, called the corona that will directly explore solar processes that are key to understanding, forecasting space weather events that can impact life on Earth.
Aug 18, 2018, 16:54 PM ISTWhy NASA's mission to 'touch' the Sun won't melt
With NASA launching a historic Parker Solar Probe deeper into the solar atmosphere than any mission before it, the question arises: Why won`t it melt?
Aug 13, 2018, 11:17 AM ISTWorld's first mission to touch the Sun lifts off, NASA's Parker Solar Probe begins 7-year journey
A Sun-skimming mission like Parker Solar Probe has been a dream of scientists for decades, but only recently has the required technology - like the heat shield, solar array cooling system, and fault management system - been available to make such a mission a reality.
Aug 12, 2018, 13:17 PM ISTNASA set to launch 'touch the Sun' spacecraft
The launch of the Parker Solar Probe will set it on a journey all the way to the Sun's atmosphere.
Aug 11, 2018, 11:20 AM ISTNASA to launch Parker Solar Probe, humanity's first flight to Sun in July
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is all set to launch its humanity's first mission to the Sun, Parker Solar Probe, in July.
Apr 09, 2018, 15:57 PM ISTWant to touch the Sun? NASA invites the public for first solar mission
NASA renamed the Solar Probe Plus to Parker Solar Probe in May 2017 to honour astrophysicist Eugene Parker.
Mar 07, 2018, 12:02 PM IST