NASA releases closest photo of the Sun ever

The Parker Solar Probe captured extremely rare images at a distance of only 6.1 million km, helping humanity see clearly the surface of the "heart of the solar system" for the first time.

On July 10, NASA released the closest-ever image of the Sun, taken by the Parker Solar Probe. The new image reveals important features of the solar wind, helping experts better understand the origin of this mysterious space weather phenomenon and its impact on life on Earth. Photo: NASA.

The solar wind is a stream of charged particles, mainly protons and electrons, emitted continuously from the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere, called the corona. Photo: NSO.

This stream of matter rushes through the solar system at speeds of more than 1.6 million kilometers per hour, combining with magnetic fields and matter ejected from the Sun to create auroras, thin the planet's atmosphere, and generate electric currents that can disrupt the Earth's power grid. Photo: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Lab.

Understanding and predicting space weather is crucial to protecting astronauts and spacecraft and minimizing disruptions to infrastructure caused by intense solar activity, experts say. Photo: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben.

Launched in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe has been getting closer and closer to the star at the center of the solar system. In December 2024, the probe will be just over 6.1 million kilometers from the center of the solar system. During its closest flyby, NASA’s probe captured many images of the sun’s atmosphere. Photo: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ben Smith.

The Parker Solar Probe is moving inside the Sun's corona. The fact that this probe moves within the vicinity of the Sun and continues to fly without any problems is a testament to human inventions and innovations as well as paving the way for further steps in future space exploration . Photo: Illustration/NASA.

Parker Solar Probe's success in taking close-up images of the Sun opens up opportunities to learn more about the Sun's atmosphere, discovering how to predict solar activity such as coronal mass ejections and solar storms. Photo: skyatnightmagazine.com.

According to NASA, the Parker Solar Probe will continue to collect data as it orbits the Sun and is expected to pass through perihelion, the point closest to the Sun's surface, on September 15. Photo: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

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