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1400 degrees C, 430,000 mph - the Parker Solar Probe makes its closest dive yet to the Sun this Christmas
The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star's outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation.
It's out of communication for several days during this burning hot fly-by and scientists will be waiting for a signal, expected on 27 December, to see if it has survived.
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It has already swept past the Sun 21 times, getting ever nearer, but the Christmas Eve visit is record-breaking.
At its closest approach, the probe is 3.8 million miles (6.2 million km) from our star's surface.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q7lnyw25wo
It's out of communication for several days during this burning hot fly-by and scientists will be waiting for a signal, expected on 27 December, to see if it has survived.
...
It has already swept past the Sun 21 times, getting ever nearer, but the Christmas Eve visit is record-breaking.
At its closest approach, the probe is 3.8 million miles (6.2 million km) from our star's surface.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q7lnyw25wo