Closest image of Sun yet taken by NASA's Parker Solar Probe
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Agence France-Presse on MSNSkimming the Sun, probe sheds light on space weather threatsEruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail -- the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists.Captured by the Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to our star starting on December 24,
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France 24 on MSN🌟The Bright Side: Solar-skimming probe reveals new insights into space weather threatsThe closest images ever taken of the Sun are proving to be a treasure trove for scientists. The newly released NASA images taken by the Parker Solar Probe during a historic flyby beginning on
Last week, NASA released a new batch of images from the probe as it traveled even closer to the sun. On December 24, 2024, the spacecraft reached 3.8 million miles from the surface, a distance that allowed its Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) to document the steady stream of electrically charged particles known as solar winds.
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