NASA probe expected to make history with closest approach to the sun
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A NASA spacecraft may have made history on Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any object sent before.NASA won't know until Dec. 27 whether probe survivedCBC News · Posted: Dec 24, 2024 9:43 AM EST | Last Updated: December 24, 2024Solar probe makes closest ever approach to the sunNASA’s Parker Solar Probe attempted to break the record for proximity to the sun as it whizzed by our star on Tuesday. The man-made object came within roughly 6,000,000 kilometres of the sun’s surface and travelled at an astonishing speed of nearly 700,000 km/h. NASA will have to wait a few days to know if the probe survived its journey, as they'll attempt to re-establish contact on Dec. 27.A NASA spacecraft may have made history, flying closer to the sun than any object sent before.
The Parker Solar...