NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sets New Record, Flies Closest To The Sun’s Surface

Illustration of Parker Solar Probe entering the solar atmosphere. (NASA via SWNS)

A probe has flown the closest yet to the Sun’s surface on a mission to unlock the secrets of the star.

At the end of June, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe came within 5.3 million miles of the solar surface, where temperatures reach more than 10,000 degrees Celsius (18,032 degrees Fahrenheit).