{"id":28507,"date":"2026-02-28T08:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/?p=28507"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:56:12","slug":"an-unprecedented-view-of-the-sun-is-about-to-arrive-the-parker-probe-passed-through-the-solar-atmosphere-at-approximately-429000-miles-per-hour-mph-and-recorded-data-that-could-solve-one-of-scienc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/an-unprecedented-view-of-the-sun-is-about-to-arrive-the-parker-probe-passed-through-the-solar-atmosphere-at-approximately-429000-miles-per-hour-mph-and-recorded-data-that-could-solve-one-of-scienc\/28507\/","title":{"rendered":"An unprecedented view of the Sun is about to arrive: the Parker probe passed through the solar atmosphere at approximately 429,000 miles per hour (mph) and recorded data that could solve one of science’s oldest mysteries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What happens when a spacecraft skims the atmosphere of our star, in a region hotter than a blast furnace and far beyond any astronaut\u2019s reach? On New Year\u2019s Day, we started to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After flying just about 3.8 million miles above the solar surface<\/a> on December 24, NASA\u2019s Parker Solar Probe<\/a> checked in with Earth and confirmed that all its systems and science instruments are healthy and working normally. This brief status tone, followed by a stream of detailed telemetry beginning January 1, means humanity\u2019s closest ever dive into the Sun\u2019s atmosphere was a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to NASA, the spacecraft flew through the outer solar atmosphere at roughly 430 thousand miles per hour, once again breaking its own record as the fastest human made object<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It did this while passing only about 6.1 million kilometers from the solar surface, close enough that small changes in the Sun\u2019s activity can mean the difference between a relatively smooth ride and a storm of charged particles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read More: NASA and China warn that the Moon could be hit by a 60-meter rock and that the impact could trigger a meteor storm that would knock out the Internet, satellites, and GPS for years<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

During this closest approach, Parker operated on its own. Solar plasma and the geometry of the orbit cut off radio contact, so the team at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory had to wait until after the flyby to hear a simple \u201cI am ok\u201d signal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The detailed telemetry that arrived at the start of the year confirmed that Parker followed its preloaded commands and kept its instruments taking measurements as it tore through the corona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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