Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Parker Solar Probe plunges back towards the Sun

Artist's concept of the Parker Solar Probe

After coming within a record 15 million miles (24 million km) of the Sun's surface on November 5, 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed its first orbit and is heading back for another fiery close encounter. On January 19, the unmanned spacecraft reached aphelion, or its farthest distance from the Sun, and is now being readied by mission control for its second solar plunge on April 4.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2RsPShV

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