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Spacecraft enters Sun’s corona for first time

Spacecraft enters Sun’s corona for first time
NASA, Dec 15 (RSS): 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. A scientific paper describing the milestone was published in the Physical Review Letters. The historic moment was achieved thanks to a large... Read More