NASA's Parker Solar Probe Observes Sun Alongside Dozens of Observatories | JHUAPL

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Observes Sun Alongside Dozens of Observatories

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 15th close approach to the Sun on March 17, coming within 5.3 million miles of the scorching solar surface. The geometry of Parker’s latest orbit also placed it in direct view of Earth and several other Sun-observing spacecraft during its close encounter, providing unique scientific opportunities for collaborative observations from the ground and space. 

Parker Solar Probe Mission Information:

https://jhuapl.link/psp-wzk

Parker Solar Probe is humanity’s first mission to the sun. It orbits directly through the solar atmosphere–the corona–closer to the surface than any human-made object has ever gone. While facing brutal heat and radiation, the mission will reveal fundamental science behind what drives the solar wind, the constant outpouring of material from the sun that shapes planetary atmospheres and affects space weather near Earth.

Parker Solar Probe is part of NASA’s Living With a Star Program to explore aspects of the connected sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society.

Credit: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)/Mike Yakovlev

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: March 20, 2023

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