NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown through the sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The news was announced during a meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
“Fascinatingly exciting,” said project scientist Nour Raouafi of Johns Hopkins University.
The probe 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. The mission "is a monumental moment for solar science and a truly remarkable feat," said NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen.
"Not only does this milestone provide us with deeper insights into our sun's evolution and its impacts on our solar system, but everything we learn about our own star also teaches us more about stars in the rest of the universe," Zurbuchen said in a statement.
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