NASA's Parker Space Probe becomes 1st spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 15, 2021
Three years after it was launched, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has become the first spacecraft in history to "touch" the sun, officials said. NASA said the probe flew through the sun's upper atmosphere, the corona, and took some particle samples. The agency called it a "monumental" moment and a "giant leap for solar science." Because it's closer to the sun than any man-made craft h
