First Images Coming From Spacecraft ‘Touching The Sun’

NASA sent the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft into orbit of the Sun three years ago. Parker Solar Probe, which took part in one of the most important missions in the history of space exploration, also managed to become the closest man-made vehicle to the Sun. This mission, which provides an opportunity for scientists to examine the Sun more clearly, is of great importance for ‘star science’.

In the past months, there has been an exciting statement about the Parker Solar Probe. Explaining that the spacecraft passed through the corona of the Sun, NASA has now published the images obtained during this contact with the star. Recorded between 8 and 12 August, these images were obtained from the spacecraft’s ninth expedition to its closest approach to the Sun.

Neighboring planets and the center of the Milky Way Galaxy seen:

Parker Solar Probe, traveling at a speed of 147 kilometers per second, was able to obtain these images from the recordings it made over the course of five days. It is possible to see the date and time of the recordings in the lower left corner of the video, in which the five-day footage is quickly montaged. While the plasma waves emanating from the Sun are constantly seen in front of the screen, it is also possible to see the planets of the Solar System and the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Although there is no explanation from NASA about the planets and the Milky Way Galaxy observed in these images, an astrophysicist named Grant Tremblay gave detailed information with his share on Twitter. Tremblay naming galaxies through images; He explained which squares Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn are in.

Square with Mercury, Venus and Mars:

Image with Jupiter, Earth and Saturn:

Image leading to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy: