• Parker unlocks key mysteries of the solar wind and corona • No human-made object has ever passed this close to a star WASHINGTON: Nasa’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history on Tuesday, flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures of more than... read full story
"This is one example of Nasa's bold missions, doing something that no one else has ever done before to answer longstanding questions about our universe,"