NASA's Parker #probe has officially “touched” the #sun, plunging through the unexplored #solar atmosphere known as the #corona.
Icarus, eat your heart out.
The Parker solar probe actually flew through the corona in April during the spacecraft’s eighth close approach to the sun. Scientists said it took a few months to get the data back and then several more months to confirm.
Because the sun lacks a solid surface, the corona is where the action is; exploring this magnetically intense region up close can help scientists better understand solar outbursts that can interfere with life here on Earth.
