NASA's Parker Solar Probe has achieved a significant milestone by making its closest approach to the sun, the space agency confirmed on Friday. The spacecraft recently passed within a record-breaking distance of 3.8 million miles (6 million kilometers) from the scorching star. NASA received confirmation on Thursday night that Parker successfully survived the daring journey.
Launched in 2018 with the mission to study the sun up close, Parker Solar Probe has ventured through the sun's crownlike outer atmosphere, known as the corona. Following this historic close encounter, the spacecraft is expected to continue orbiting the sun at this proximity at least until September.
