NASA. Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun | NASA’s spacecraft reached closest to the Sun: remained safe even in 982 degree temperature, will send data from January 1

Parker Solar Probe sent a signal to Earth on December 27.

America’s space agency NASA’s spacecraft Parker Solar Probe has made a record of reaching extremely close to the Sun on the evening of December 24. This NASA spacecraft passed at a distance of about 61 lakh km from the sun. This is the first vehicle in the world which has made such a record.

The agency further said that the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft will send detailed data of its position and discoveries on January 1. While passing near the sun, the speed of the spacecraft was more than 6.9 lakh km/hour. At that time this vehicle was facing heat of 982 degree Celsius. Despite such intense heat, there was no damage to the vehicle.

The outer atmosphere of the Sun through which Parker passed is called the corona. This is a major step towards understanding the Sun and its impact on our solar system.

Parker Solar Probe will send detailed data on its position and discoveries on January 1.

Signal sent on 27th December According to information received from NASA, Parker Solar Probe sent a signal to NASA’s Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory team on Earth on December 27, due to which scientists came to know that it was safe and working properly.

The purpose of this NASA mission is to collect more information about the Sun, the nearest star to the Earth. The spacecraft’s entry into the Sun’s outer atmosphere will help scientists learn more about the Sun.

NASA said- Parker spacecraft is working properly

According to India’s report on Times, while giving information, NASA said – ‘After reaching closest to the Sun, Parker Solar Probe has sent a beacon tone which indicates that it is in good condition and working normally. This is good news for us because the spacecraft was revolving around the Sun in a bad condition.

If Parker spacecraft had not sent a signal to Earth by December 27, it would have been considered bad news for NASA. Scientist Noor Rawafi associated with this mission said that the photographs taken by Parker on December 24 will be received by NASA in January next year. After this, the remaining data will be available when it moves further away from the Sun.

When Parker Solar Probe reached closest to the Sun, the temperature there was 982 degrees Celsius.

Parker was launched 6 years ago Parker Solar Probe was launched by NASA on August 12, 2018. It was launched with the aim of closely studying the corona, the Sun’s outer atmosphere. Through this, efforts are being made to understand the system of solar winds.

It is also named after solar scientist Eugene Parker. Parker was the first to give information about solar winds. Eugene Parker died in 2022. For the first time, a spacecraft was named after a scientist while he was alive.

Parker Solar Probe flew close to the sun for the first time in 2021. For the first time in history, a spacecraft had passed so close to the Sun. It was designed to pass near the sun a total of 24 times. To protect from the sun’s heat, it has been equipped with a 4.5-inch thick carbon-composite heat shield.