The Parker Solar Probe, equipped with a robust heat shield, made the closest-ever approach to our dynamic star, coming some 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) from the stellar surface. That’s seven times closer than any other probe. The mission is designed to fly into the sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, which spawns many of the powerful solar storms and weather that impact Earth. Though NASA announced the craft made the historic flyby on Christmas Eve, the probe will be in position to send a beacon tone to Earth on Dec. 27, which will confirm its safety. Is an object that can get to the sun and back ?

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