Parker Solar Probe: Nasa’s Sun mission smashes records
Image copyright NASA-JHU-APL Image caption Artwork: Parker must always keep its heatshield pointed at the Sun America’s audacious mission to “touch the Sun” has now got nearer to our star than any previous human-made object. The Parker Solar Probe passed the current record of 42.73 million km (26.55 million miles) from the Sun’s surface on Monday. The previous record was …