Cape Canaveral: The NASA spacecraft officially “touched” the sun, plunged through a solar atmosphere that had not been explored known as Corona.
Scientists announced the news on Tuesday during the American Geophysical Union meeting.
Parker’s solar probe actually flew through Corona in April during the approach near the spacecraft in the sun.
Scientists say it took several months to get data back and then a few more months to confirm.
“Interesting interesting,” said Nour Raoafi Project Scientist from Johns Hopkins University.
Launched in 2018, Parker is 8 million miles (13 million kilometers) from the sun’s center when it first crosses the jagged and uneven limit between the atmosphere of the sun and the sun wind comes out.
Spacecraft tore into and out of Corona at least three times, each transition smoothly, according to scientists.
“Our first and most dramatic time is below for about five hours …
now you might think five hours, it doesn’t sound big,” said Justin Kasper University of Michigan told reporters.
But he noted that Parker moved so fast that it covered a broad distance during that time, tearing more than 62 miles (100 kilometers) per second.
Corona appeared a delier than expected, according to Raoafi.
Coral visits in the future will help scientists better understand the origin of the solar wind, he said, and how heated and accelerated into space.
Because the sun does not have a solid surface, Korona is the place of action; Exploring this intense magnetic area can help scientists better understand the sun’s explosion that can interfere with life on this earth.
The initial data showed Parker was also dipped in Corona during a nearby approach in August, but scientists said more analysis was needed.
It made a close approach to 10 months ago.
Parker will continue to draw closer to the sun and dive deeper into Corona until the Grand Finale Orbit in 2025.
The latest findings are also published by the American physical society.
NASA Spacecraft ‘Touching’ Sun for the first time, diving into the atmosphere
