Closest image of Sun yet taken by NASA's Parker Solar Probe
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Agence France-Presse on MSNSkimming the Sun, probe sheds light on space weather threatsEruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail -- the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists.Captured by the Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to our star starting on December 24,
If it weren't for the new budget, New Horizons could keep exploring the outer reaches of the solar system into the 2030s.
By flying closer to the Sun than ever, Parker Solar Probe reveals the chaotic birthplace of solar wind and space storms, offering clues that may boost Earth’s defenses.
Last week, NASA released a new batch of images from the probe as it traveled even closer to the sun. On December 24, 2024, the spacecraft reached 3.8 million miles from the surface, a distance that allowed its Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) to document the steady stream of electrically charged particles known as solar winds.
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