The sun has been touched by a Nasa spaceship, which plunged through the corona.
The news was announced during the meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
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The lunar landers work is being resumed.
The work on the lunar-landers has beenresumed by the NASA.
During the eighth close approach to the sun, the probe flew through the corona. Scientists said it took a few months to get the data back.
The news was described as fascinatingly exciting by Nour Raouafi.
The corona is where the action is on the sun because it lacks a solid surface, and it can help scientists understand solar flares that can affect life here on Earth.
When it first crossed the jagged, even boundary between the sun's atmosphere and wind, it was 8 miles from the center of the sun. Scientists say that the spacecraft dipped in and out of the corona at least three times.
We were below for about five hours. You might think five hours doesn't sound that big. During that time, he noted that the vehicle was moving so fast that it covered a long distance.
The corona looked a bit dustier than expected. He said that future coronal excursions will help scientists understand the origin of the solar wind and how it is heated and accelerated out into space.
Scientists said more analyses were needed after preliminary data showed that Parker dipped into the corona during its ninth close approach in August. It made its 10th close approach last month.
The grand finale of the mission will be in 2025.
The American Physical Society published the latest findings.
