{"id":154226,"date":"2021-12-17T19:23:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T13:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=154226"},"modified":"2021-12-17T19:23:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T13:53:05","slug":"nasas-parker-solar-probe-enters-the-suns-atmosphere-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nasas-parker-solar-probe-enters-the-suns-atmosphere-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Parker Solar Probe enters the Sun\u2019s atmosphere for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What is the news?<\/b><\/h5>\n

For the first time in history, NASA\u2019s \u201cParker Solar Probe\u201d has officially touched the sun. It has <\/span>flown through the Sun\u2019s upper atmosphere \u2013 the corona \u2013 and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Parker Solar Probe?<\/b><\/h5>\n

Parker Solar Probe<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was launched in 2018 by NASA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aim<\/strong>: Exploring the mysteries of the Sun by travelling closer to it than any spacecraft before.<\/span><\/p>\n

The spacecraft has been designed to withstand any extreme condition and temperature<\/strong> on the mission. Additionally, the spacecraft\u2019s custom heat shield will help and protect the mission from the Sun\u2019s intense light emission. It will also not allow the coronal material to \u201ctouch\u201d the spacecraft.<\/span><\/p>\n

What has Parker Solar Probe achieved?<\/b><\/h5>\n

Parker Solar Probe has for the first time touched the sun. It is believed that it has crossed the <\/span>Alfv\u00e9n critical surface <\/i><\/b>and finally entered the solar atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is<\/b> Alfv\u00e9n’s critical surface?<\/b><\/h5>\n

Unlike Earth, the Sun doesn\u2019t have a solid surface. But it does have a superheated atmosphere<\/strong>, made of solar material bound to the Sun by gravity and magnetic forces. <\/span>However, as rising heat and pressure push that material away from the Sun, it reaches a point where gravity and magnetic fields are too weak to contain it<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This point is known as the Alfv\u00e9n critical surface. This point basically marks the end of the solar atmosphere and beginning of the solar wind.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note:<\/b> Solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun, called the corona.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
What is the significance of this achievement?<\/b><\/h5>\n

This is significant as touching the very stuff the Sun is made of will help scientists uncover critical information about the Sun and its influence on the solar system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, <\/span>exploring the corona close up can help scientists better understand solar outbursts that can interfere with life here on Earth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:<\/b> This post is based on the article<\/span> \u201c<\/b>NASA\u2019s Parker Solar Probe enters the Sun\u2019s atmosphere for the first time<\/b>\u201d <\/b>published in<\/span>\u00a0Indian Express\u00a0<\/b>on 15<\/b>th<\/b><\/sup> Dec 2021.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is the news? For the first time in history, NASA\u2019s \u201cParker Solar Probe\u201d has officially touched the sun. It has flown through the Sun\u2019s upper atmosphere \u2013 the corona \u2013 and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.\u00a0 What is the Parker Solar Probe? Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 by NASA. Aim: Exploring… Continue reading NASA\u2019s Parker Solar Probe enters the Sun\u2019s atmosphere for the first time<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,9],"tags":[10500],"class_list":["post-154226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700782163,"cached_date":1700876536},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154226\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}