SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 12/23/2024
STRONG SOLAR FLARE AND CME: New sunspot AR3932 erupted today, producing an M8.9-class solar flare, only percentage points from category X. NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:
Tag Archive | NASA’s Parker Solar Probe
SPACEWEATHER: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Gears Up to “Touch” the Sun on Christmas Eve
Human’s Closest Approach to the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set to make a groundbreaking approach to the sun on December 24, 2024.
Traveling at a record-breaking speed of 430,000 mph (692,017.37 km/h), the spacecraft will become the closest human-made object to the sun, venturing just 3.8 million miles from its fiery surface.
This historic mission aims to “touch the sun,” uncovering secrets about the sun’s atmosphere and its effects on the Earth and solar system. The daring flyby on Christmas Eve is part of a final series of close approaches, pushing the boundaries of human exploration.
