NASA’s Parker Discovery Vehicle has completed its second closest passage to the Sun in its 23rd close transition to the Sun on 22 March. During the transition, Parker approached 6.1 million km to the Sun to 692 thousand kilometers/hour (430 thousand miles/h). This is the same rapidly the record of the reconnaissance tool in December 2024.
The discovery tool, which is active in all scientific devices, has collected important data from the crown sphere, which is the external atmosphere of the Sun. This transition of the Parker Discovery vehicle allows the sun wind and crown sphere to make previously undeniable measurements.
Parker Sun Discovery Tool, which was launched by NASA in 2018, is the first human -made vehicle that approaches the Sun the most and enters the crown sphere. The discovery tool is protected by an extremely hot and special heat shield against radiation. These tasks will contribute to a better understanding of space air that affects the satellites, astronauts and energy networks on Earth.
