Bright Side Universe

We Touched The Sun For The First Time In Human History


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Breaking news: human technology has touched the Sun! Wow! How's that for a breakthrough? Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to explore the Sun and travelled closer to the scorching-hot giant than any spacecraft before. NASA spacecraft entered the solar atmosphere, making it the first time a piece of human technology touched the Sun.


What else did the spacecraft find out? Did it uncover any mysteries of the Sun? By the way, researchers are expecting another approaches in 2022. There're even plans for the probe to make a fly-by around Venus. It'll gain more speed and approach the Sun at a record close distance. I'll make sure to tell you all about it!

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