{"id":108799,"date":"2024-09-30T18:13:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T11:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108799"},"modified":"2024-09-30T18:13:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T11:13:48","slug":"fastest-spacecraft-ever-built-to-break-its-own-speed-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108799","title":{"rendered":"Fastest spacecraft ever built to break its own speed record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div x-data=\"prose\" wp_automatic_readability=\"53.272350993377\">\n<div class=\"bt-block bt-block--margin-exclude bt-inp mb-8\">\n<div class=\"bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-800 text-black dark:text-white p-5 lg:p-6 xl:p-7 2xl:p-8\" wp_automatic_readability=\"32\">\n<div class=\"mb-3.5\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9\">\n<p>\n                    Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                    <noscript class=\"ninja-forms-noscript-message\"><br \/>\n\tNotice: JavaScript is required for this content.<\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- That data is being printed as a workaround to page builders reordering the order of the scripts loaded--><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<p>On September 30, 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parker_Solar_Probe\">the Parker Solar Probe<\/a> reached its 21st perihelion: its closest approach to the Sun.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_startswithabang_files_2018_08_Parker_Solar_Probe_Infographic_print.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"Parker Solar Probe\" class=\"wp-image-158062\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_startswithabang_files_2018_08_Parker_Solar_Probe_Infographic_print.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_startswithabang_files_2018_08_Parker_Solar_Probe_Infographic_print.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_startswithabang_files_2018_08_Parker_Solar_Probe_Infographic_print.jpg?resize=375,348 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_startswithabang_files_2018_08_Parker_Solar_Probe_Infographic_print.jpg?resize=640,594 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/https___blogs-images.forbes.com_startswithabang_files_2018_08_Parker_Solar_Probe_Infographic_print.jpg?resize=768,713 768w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.3582089552239\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"14\">\n<p>The science questions that are being answered by the Parker Solar Probe are fundamental to understanding the Sun, its corona, and the phenomenon of space weather. By the end of its mission, the Parker Solar Probe will have set a number of records and scientific firsts, including becoming the closest and fastest spacecraft ever with respect to the Sun.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/sunearth\/index.html\">Credit<\/a>: NASA\u2019s Scientific Visualization Studio<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu\/The-Mission\/index.php#Where-Is-PSP\">Presently<\/a>, perihelion is only 7.87 million km (4.89 million miles) from the Sun\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"1083\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PSPnow.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522754\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PSPnow.png 843w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PSPnow.png?resize=375,482 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PSPnow.png?resize=640,822 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PSPnow.png?resize=768,987 768w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.75\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"13\">\n<p>This image and plot shows the Parker Solar Probe\u2019s path and distance, with respect to the Sun, from its August 12, 2018 launch until its 21st perihelion, which it reached on September 30, 2024.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu\/The-Mission\/index.php#Where-Is-PSP\">Credit<\/a>: NASA\/JHU\/APL<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Its novel heat shield enables science operations under these extreme conditions.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?w=1920\" alt=\"Parker Solar Probe\" class=\"wp-image-158070\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=20,12 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=40,23 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=80,45 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=832,468 832w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=1440,810 1440w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=1824,1026 1824w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=495,278 495w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=680,382 680w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=854,480 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1533843235993.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.855614973262\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"13\">\n<p>The heat shield for the Parker Solar Probe, visible as the topmost structure here with a white alumina coating on the outer surface, is absolutely necessary for protecting the vital instruments inside from the otherwise catastrophic heat from the Sun. Once the heat shield fails, the entire probe is destined to fail within seconds.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"http:\/\/parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu\/News-Center\/\">Credit<\/a>: NASA\/Johns Hopkins APL\/Ed Whitman<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>From closest approach, the Sun appears <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sun%27s_Apparent_Size_as_Seen_From_Earth_vs_From_Solar_Probe_Plus%27s_orbit.png\">28 times larger<\/a> than terrestrial views.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Suns_Apparent_Size_as_Seen_From_Earth_vs_From_Solar_Probe_Pluss_orbit.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522755\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Suns_Apparent_Size_as_Seen_From_Earth_vs_From_Solar_Probe_Pluss_orbit.png 849w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Suns_Apparent_Size_as_Seen_From_Earth_vs_From_Solar_Probe_Pluss_orbit.png?resize=20,12 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Suns_Apparent_Size_as_Seen_From_Earth_vs_From_Solar_Probe_Pluss_orbit.png?resize=40,23 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Suns_Apparent_Size_as_Seen_From_Earth_vs_From_Solar_Probe_Pluss_orbit.png?resize=375,220 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Suns_Apparent_Size_as_Seen_From_Earth_vs_From_Solar_Probe_Pluss_orbit.png?resize=640,375 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Suns_Apparent_Size_as_Seen_From_Earth_vs_From_Solar_Probe_Pluss_orbit.png?resize=768,450 768w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7.8372881355932\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11\">\n<p>From Earth, the Sun subtends an angle of roughly half a degree on the sky. From the vantage point of the Parker Solar Probe at perihelion, the Sun will appear approximately 28 times larger in diameter and more than 750 times larger in terms of angular area.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sun%27s_Apparent_Size_as_Seen_From_Earth_vs_From_Solar_Probe_Plus%27s_orbit.png\">Credit<\/a>: Maringaense\/Wikimedia Commons<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The naked-eye planets <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wispr_merged_six_planets.jpg\">have been glimpsed<\/a> in perfect alignment.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"947\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wispr_merged_six_planets.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522756\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wispr_merged_six_planets.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wispr_merged_six_planets.jpg?resize=375,254 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wispr_merged_six_planets.jpg?resize=640,433 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wispr_merged_six_planets.jpg?resize=768,519 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wispr_merged_six_planets.jpg?resize=1024,693 1024w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wispr_merged_six_planets.jpg?resize=1280,866 1280w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.325316455696\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"18\">\n<p>During its 5th perihelion, on June 7, 2020, the Parker Solar Probe looked back towards Earth and was able to spot the Solar System\u2019s innermost six planets all in one frame off to the same side of the limb of the Sun: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, Earth, and Mercury, as shown from left-to-right.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wispr_merged_six_planets.jpg\">Credit<\/a>: NASA\/Johns Hopkins APL\/Naval Research Laboratory\/Guillermo Stenborg and Brendan Gallagher<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Parker currently achieves maximum speeds of 176 km\/s (109 mi\/sec): the fastest spacecraft of all-time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parker Solar Probe - orbit and timeline (4K)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cMNQeCWT09A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s also <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/starts-with-a-bang\/parker-solar-probe-touch-sun\/\">observed novel phenomena<\/a> never seen before.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522757\" style=\"width:840px\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif 800w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=20,12 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=40,23 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=80,45 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=495,278 495w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=680,382 680w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif?resize=375,211 375w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7.8527607361963\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11\">\n<p>Discovered for the first time by the Parker Solar Probe, the solar wind exhibits magnetic switchbacks, where the magnetic field bends back on itself as particles stream away from the Sun. This discovery has yet to be fully explained.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif\">Credit<\/a>: NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center\/Conceptual Image Lab\/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Switchbacks_on_the_Sun.gif\">Magnetic switchbacks<\/a> have been discovered in the solar wind.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wispr_image.jpg?w=744\" alt=\"Parker Solar Probe\" class=\"wp-image-158068\" style=\"width:840px\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wispr_image.jpg 744w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wispr_image.jpg?resize=375,270 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wispr_image.jpg?resize=640,461 640w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.8915662650602\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"13\">\n<p>As Parker Solar Probe passed through the corona on encounter nine, the spacecraft flew by structures called coronal streamers. These structures can be seen as bright features moving upward in the upper images and angled downward in the lower row. Such a view is only possible because the spacecraft flew above and below the streamers inside the corona. Until now, streamers have only been seen from afar, such as during total solar eclipses.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2021\/nasa-enters-the-solar-atmosphere-for-the-first-time-bringing-new-discoveries\">Credit<\/a>: NASA\/Johns Hopkins APL\/Naval Research Laboratory<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/nasa-enters-the-solar-atmosphere-for-the-first-time-bringing-new-discoveries\/\">flown through coronal streamers<\/a>, only witnessed previously from afar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parker Solar Probe Encounters Streamers on the Way to the Sun\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IQXNqhQzBLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/starts-with-a-bang\/clouds-of-venus\/\">the clouds of Venus have been witnessed parting<\/a>, revealing the Venusian surface.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522758\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp 839w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=20,12 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=40,23 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=80,45 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=832,468 832w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=495,278 495w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=680,382 680w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wispr_4thflyby_985-1.webp?resize=375,211 375w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.3155339805825\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"14\">\n<p>As Parker Solar Probe flew by Venus on its fourth flyby, its WISPR instrument captured these images, strung into an animation, which show the nightside surface of the planet. Dark features, poking through the temporarily thin layer of clouds, do indeed correspond to the Venusian surface.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/parkersolarprobe\/2024\/09\/06\/parker-solar-probe-lines-up-for-final-venus-flyby\/\">Credit<\/a>: NASA\/APL\/NRL<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Parker\u2019s spaceborne views <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/parker-solar-probe-captures-its-first-images-of-venus-surface-in-visible-light-confirmed\/\">match Magellan\u2019s infrared maps<\/a> spectacularly.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?w=840\" alt=\"A computer-generated image showing the topography of Venus with various colors representing different elevations and surface features, inspired by data collected from missions achieving the fastest spacecraft speed record.\" class=\"wp-image-522759\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif 840w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=375,375 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ezgif-7-7ace42b36a.gif?resize=768,768 768w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.3639618138425\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"14\">\n<p>The WISPR data from the Parker Solar Probe, in monochrome, clearly matches the surface features seen by the significantly longer-than-optical wavelengths of the orbiter Magellan, shown in assigned color. The view of Venus from the Parker Solar Probe represents the first time the clouds of Venus have ever been seen parting, revealing the surface below.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/parker-solar-probe-captures-its-first-images-of-venus-surface-in-visible-light-confirmed\/\">Credit<\/a>: NASA\/APL\/NRL (monochrome); Magellan Team\/JPL\/USGS (color)<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But Parker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/parkersolarprobe\/2024\/09\/06\/parker-solar-probe-lines-up-for-final-venus-flyby\/\">next trick will be its greatest<\/a>: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0094576520306512?via%3Dihub#fig1\">closest gravity assist ever<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1701\" height=\"1374\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr1_lrg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522760\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr1_lrg.jpg 1701w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr1_lrg.jpg?resize=1536,1241 1536w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr1_lrg.jpg?resize=375,303 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr1_lrg.jpg?resize=640,517 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr1_lrg.jpg?resize=768,620 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr1_lrg.jpg?resize=1024,827 1024w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr1_lrg.jpg?resize=1280,1034 1280w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10.356818181818\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"16\">\n<p>By passing outside of Venus\u2019s orbit while plunging towards the Sun, or passing interior to Venus\u2019s orbit while moving outwards away from the Sun, the Parker Solar Probe can receive a negative gravity assist, causing it to lose energy and, subsequently, to achieve a closer perihelion than over its prior orbits. A seventh and final gravity assist with Venus will occur on November 6, 2024.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0094576520306512?via%3Dihub#fig1\">Credit<\/a>: Y. Guo et al., Acta Astronautica, 2021<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On November 6th, it <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parker_Solar_Probe#Timeline\">comes within 317 km<\/a> (197 miles) of Venus, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gravity_assist\">which steals its kinetic energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1693\" height=\"1394\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr13_lrg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522762\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr13_lrg.jpg 1693w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr13_lrg.jpg?resize=1536,1265 1536w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr13_lrg.jpg?resize=375,309 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr13_lrg.jpg?resize=640,527 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr13_lrg.jpg?resize=768,632 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr13_lrg.jpg?resize=1024,843 1024w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-s2.0-S0094576520306512-gr13_lrg.jpg?resize=1280,1054 1280w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.363309352518\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"14\">\n<p>By either passing inside of Venus\u2019s orbit while plunging towards the Sun (as shown), or outside of Venus\u2019s orbit while moving away from the Sun, the spacecraft can get de-boosted via the gravity assist\/gravitational slingshot mechanism. The two other allowable maneuvers would increase the spacecraft\u2019s speed, resulting in a velocity boost, rather than a de-boost.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0094576520306512?via%3Dihub#fig13\">Credit<\/a>: Y. Guo et al., Acta Astronautica, 2021<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As a result, it will <a href=\"https:\/\/physicsfeed.com\/post\/parker-solar-probe-where-is-probe-and-what-is-its-trajectory\/\">plunge closer to the Sun<\/a>, subsequently, than ever before.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/animatePSPorbit.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522763\" style=\"width:840px\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/animatePSPorbit.gif 800w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/animatePSPorbit.gif?resize=375,281 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/animatePSPorbit.gif?resize=640,480 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/animatePSPorbit.gif?resize=768,576 768w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.3333333333333\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"12\">\n<p>This animation shows the trajectory of the Parker Solar Probe from its 2018 launch through its expected disabling in 2025. A total of seven gravity assists from Venus are planned, all of the de-boosting variety, with the seventh and final encounter scheduled for November 6, 2024.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tony873004\/status\/1839802008355910093\">Credit<\/a>: Tony Dunn\/Twitter<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On December 24, 2024, it will set new speed (192 km\/s) and solar distance (6.9 million km) records.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1261\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/speedpark.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522761\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/speedpark.jpg 1261w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/speedpark.jpg?resize=375,127 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/speedpark.jpg?resize=640,217 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/speedpark.jpg?resize=768,260 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/speedpark.jpg?resize=1024,347 1024w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7.8636363636364\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11\">\n<p>This graph shows the speed of the Parker Solar Probe and its distance, both with respect to the Sun. Its various perihelia and Venus flybys are shown in red and green numbered points, respectively. It is unknown whether the Parker Solar Probe will survive beyond its 24th perihelion pass.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Velocity_of_Parker_Solar_Probe_wide.svg\">Credit<\/a>: Phoenix7777\/Wikimedia Commons; NASA\/JPL\/HORIZONS System<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Next year, the Sun\u2019s heat should finally disable this record-setting spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/xflare_171_985_sub8.gif?w=985\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158074\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 96vw, (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, (max-width: 1536px) 46vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/xflare_171_985_sub8.gif 985w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/xflare_171_985_sub8.gif?resize=20,12 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/xflare_171_985_sub8.gif?resize=40,23 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/xflare_171_985_sub8.gif?resize=375,227 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/xflare_171_985_sub8.gif?resize=640,388 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/xflare_171_985_sub8.gif?resize=768,465 768w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-caption\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.9093655589124\">\n<div class=\"img-caption__desc\" wp_automatic_readability=\"15\">\n<p>Solar coronal loops, such as those observed by NASA\u2019s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite here in 2014, follow the path of the magnetic field on the Sun. When these loops \u2018break\u2019 in just the right way, they can emit coronal mass ejections, which have the potential to impact Earth. The connection between the solar corona just above the photosphere and the outer phenomena that pervade the rest of the Solar System relies on in situ missions like the Parker Solar Probe to fill in the gaps between the Sun itself and Earth-based observations. After 24-25 orbits, the Parker Solar Probe is expected to succumb to the heat of the Sun.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2021\/in-first-scientists-trace-fastest-solar-particles-to-their-roots-on-the-sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Credit<\/a>: NASA\/SDO<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt-block bt-block--margin-exclude bt-inp mb-8\">\n<div class=\"bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-800 text-black dark:text-white p-5 lg:p-6 xl:p-7 2xl:p-8\" wp_automatic_readability=\"32\">\n<div class=\"mb-3.5\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9\">\n<p>\n                    Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                    <noscript class=\"ninja-forms-noscript-message\"><br \/>\n\tNotice: JavaScript is required for this content.<\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- That data is being printed as a workaround to page builders reordering the order of the scripts loaded--><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/starts-with-a-bang\/fastest-spacecraft-break-speed-record\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all Notice: JavaScript is required for this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108799\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8628],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108799\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}