Closest image of Sun yet taken by NASA's Parker Solar Probe
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Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface. See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: https://t.co/k6WdI1gdUQ pic.twitter.com/RQkrZHbvgQ
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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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