On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer than ever to the sun
NPROn Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer than ever to the sun Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode "Making Sense of the Sun" On Dec. 24, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the sun than any human-made object ever has before. toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA How the probe withstands the high temperatures of the sun The Parker Solar Probe's heat shield was tested to withstand temperatures of up to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NASA. Once the Parker Solar Probe gets close to the sun, Rawafi's team won't be able to communicate with it. You can Web resources Related TED bio: Nour Rawafi Related TED talk: The marvels and mysteries revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope Related TED talk: Lessons from a solar storm chaser Related NPR links A NASA probe is about to launch to an icy moon that could have life A NASA space probe that's used to observe the sun has set a speed record A NASA spacecraft has flown into the sun's atmosphere for the first time in history
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