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Skimming The Sun, Probe Sheds Light On Space Weather Threats

This photo provided by NASA on July 15, 2025, was taken by Parker Solar Probe's WISPR instrument during its record-breaking flyby of the Sun, showing the solar wind racing out from the Sun's corona, or outer atmosphere (Credit: AFP)

Eruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail -- the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists.

Captured by the Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to our star starting on December 24, 2024, the images were recently released by NASA and are expected to deepen our understanding of space weather and help guard against solar threats to Earth.

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