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NASA's Parker Solar Probe becomes first spacecraft to 'touch' the sun by flying through the Sun's corona -- (link)

Posted by kilbowl full of jelly (aka kkuphal) Dec 14 '21, 12:33

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Fear my coronal mass ejection! (www.cnn.com)

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now that's cool -- nm - prayformojo Dec 14, 12:41 3
- "The sun's corona is much hotter than the actual surface of the star, and the spacecraft could provide insight about why. The corona is one million - prayformojo Dec 14, 12:42 2
  - 6,000°K? That's nothin'. I bet it's a dry heat. -- nm - Ender Dec 14, 12:51
  - This reminds me of one of the best reddit ELI5 threads/answers I read the other day -- (link) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 14, 12:50
Really? We haven't just chucked one into the center yet? If I were NASA that would be on my todo list. -- nm - Ender Dec 14, 12:38

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