The Parker spacecraft is the first spacecraft to enter the outer atmosphere of the sun, known as the ‘crown’, an event that occurred in April 2021. The probe collected information about the sun and the ‘The sun wind”. It was able to photograph the sun from a distance of 27 million km, about 122 million km closer to the Earth’s location. NASA scientists are trying to understand the reasons for the warming of the crown. The lander will soon also break the speed record at which a space mechanical body moves, 730,000 km / h.

Our sun – up close, almost personal
The sun is the nearest star to Earth. We are used to enjoy its warming rays here on our planet, 147 million km away (approx