"parker-solar-probe"

NASA's Parker Solar Probe set records on Christmas Eve, at 6,35,266 kilometres from the Sun, enduring 1,800°F heat, and reaching 6,92,000 kph. It collects data on the Sun's corona, solving mysteries about solar winds and space weather

lying into the solar atmosphere," said Michael Stevens, an astrophysicist at the CfA who helps monitor the cup.