{"id":139336,"date":"2024-12-25T03:47:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T20:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139336"},"modified":"2024-12-25T03:47:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T20:47:51","slug":"nasas-parker-solar-probe-makes-history-with-a-record-breaking-closest-approach-to-the-sun-on-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139336","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Parker Solar Probe makes history with a record-breaking closest approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve"},"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>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">The largest explosions in the solar system, a solar flare is an explosion of energy that occurs on the sun\u2019s surface, often appearing as a localized burst of bright light. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NASA\u2019s Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday morning when it flew through the atmosphere of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a>, becoming the closest human-made object to reach a star.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The spacecraft was launched in Aug. 2018 with the mission to help further our understanding of our solar system\u2019s star by taking samples of its atmosphere, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Its flyby on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas Eve<\/a> was its latest and closest approach to the star, occurring at 6:53 a.m. EST at 3.8 million miles above the Sun\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/psp_sun-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/psp_sun-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/psp_sun-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/psp_sun-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/psp_sun-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/psp_sun-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/psp_sun-copy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Conceptual image of Parker Solar Probe entering the Sun's corona.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Conceptual image of Parker Solar Probe entering the Sun&#8217;s corona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NASA Scientific Visualization Studio \/ NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">During this approach, the spacecraft will dive through plumes of plasma still attached to the Sun. According to NASA, this is close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, similar to a surfer duck-diving under an ocean wave.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Scientists will be unable to communicate with Parker until Dec. 27, when it will send another signal to confirm its status.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/nasa-parker-solar-probe-final-venus-flyby-sun-closest-approach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NASA&#8217;S PARKER SPACE PROBE COMPLETES FINAL VENUS FLYBY BEFORE KISS WITH THE SUN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">By the end of Jan. 2025, Parker will have a clear view of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth<\/a>, allowing it to start sending data it gathered from the Sun back to scientists, according to NASA.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">To study the Sun like no other spacecraft before, the Parker Solar Probe has a 4.5-inch-thick carbon-composite shield built to withstand temperatures of up to 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-6.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-6.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-6.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-6.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-6.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-6.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-6.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Illustration of Parker Solar Probe circling the Sun. NASA\/JHUAPL\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Illustration of Parker Solar Probe circling the Sun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (JHUAPL \/ NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;This is a major engineering accomplishment,&#8221; said NASA Parker Solar Probe Project Scientist Adam Szabo.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The spacecraft already made history in Dec. 2021, when it became the first spacecraft to fly through the Sun\u2019s upper atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the time since, Parker has made more than 20 orbits around the Sun, propelled by flybys of Venus. Because of these flybys, Parker has been able to gather information about Venus and even came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/nasa-parker-solar-probe-final-venus-flyby-sun-closest-approach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">within 233 miles<\/a> of its surface.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/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:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/nasas-parker-solar-probe-makes-history-sun-christmas-eve\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The largest explosions in the solar system, a solar flare is an explosion of energy that occurs on the sun\u2019s surface, often appearing as a localized burst of bright light. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139336\" 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":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139336","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=139336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=139336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=139336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=139336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}