NASA's Parker Solar Probe Touches The Sun For The First Time

For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere - the corona - and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.
The new milestone marks one major step for Parker Solar Probe and one giant leap for solar science. Just as landing on the Moon allowed scientists to understand how it was formed, touching the very stuff the Sun is made of will help scientists uncover critical information about our closest star and its influence on the solar system.
More information: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/...
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientists:
Nour Raouafi (Johns Hopkins University/APL)
Justin Kasper (University of Michigan)
Stuart Bale (University of California, Berkeley)
Kelly Korreck (Johns Hopkins University/APL)
Adam Szabo (NASA/GSFC)
Producer: Joy Ng (KBRwyle)
Writer: Mara Johnson-Groh (Wyle Information Systems)
Data Visualizer: Tom Bridgman (GST)
Animator: Jonathan North (KBRwyle)
Animator: Ben Smith (Johns Hopkins APL)
Music credits: “The Hague Parliament” by Laurent Dury [SACEM]”; “Flicker”, “Time Shift Equilibrium”, and “Flowing Cityscape” by Ben Biblett [PRS] and Jon Cotton [PRS]; “Games Show Sphere 07" by Anselm Kreuzer [GEMA] from Universal Production Music
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[@gugenet]

It was nice to hear some positive corona news

[@sickofcrap8992]

🤣👍

[@mottokittokatto]

Brilliant! ☀️😎

[@v-sig2389]

I'm surprised that there are no more jokes like that.

[@voidremoved]

@@v-sig2389 lets go brandon

[@my3dviews]

I thought that "positive" corona news is bad news. Negative corona news is good news. 😂

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

It is *ABSOLUTELY AMAZING* that an unmanned probe can pass _that close_ to our Sun and *CONTINUE FUNCTIONING.*

[@cornpone7307]

Unbelievably Amazing

[@McSlobo]

I'd say it would be even more amazing if we could do it with a manned probe.

[@OGRH]

@NoWayJose Right?!? NASA also has ocean front property in Arizona!

[@hafizsenadbrkic]

It's all lies.

[@jons2447]

Yeah, its only FOUR POINT THREE MILLION MILES! (4,300,000 mi.)

[@kylealexander7024]

I'm just a dumb guy who enjoyed growing up learning about space. Things like this always amaze tf outta me

[@deus_ex_machina_]

You might enjoy channels like Astrum and Everyday Astronaut.

[@kylealexander7024]

@@deus_ex_machina_ subbed to both already but thanks

[@Lisa-jg6gt]

Same 😎

[@cezarg8000]

Same man even tho I was dumb in other subjects I always passed science class because it fascinated me and it's truly interesting.

[@jeremySwerbs]

I will be a great astronomer for you.

[@jacksonlarson6099]

And it is still going closer. I've read that in 2025 it's supposed to approach within 10 solar radii, and when doing so it's supposed to reach a record speed (for all manmade objects) of 430,000 mph (0.00064c).

[@Basic541]

What is .00064c?

[@missing3493]

@@Basic541 c = speed of light.
Which is 299,792,458 m/s

[@georgelopez4193]

Awesome !

[@alivensyde5484]

@@missing3493 geek

[@ConnorLinley]

@@alivensyde5484 I know this because I play Elite Dangerous. Does gaming make one a "geek"?

[@howtomakeamonster]

these NASA guys are smart - they went at night

[@DASTUDIOS19]

Pro gamer move

[@Looking4angels]

Nah, they should've just closed their eyes..

[@SarmonOflynn]

I feel like this is something my dad would have said when I was 6.

[@dogwalker666]

That's a very old joke.

[@sickofcrap8992]

😂🤣

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

Guys, congratulations, seriously, that's a huge milestone. Well done.

[@jailedcat3829]

@@rbxless ...just say thanks and walk away.

[@dragonbeastgaming9363]

Just here to remind you that you got so many likes

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

@@dragonbeastgaming9363 Thanks. I needed that. 😁

[@krisspatel]

Hats off to editor and guy who created animations, it made super easy to normal people like me understand this easily

[@johngeraghty1142]

Thats all they can show you, animations and illustrations.

[@TommTooTone]

NASA: 90% animation, 5% hogwash and 5% of actual footage.

[@thespankmyfrank]

As other people said, that's what NASA do. I don't mean that in a negative conspiratory way though, just that it's impossible to show it any other way. NASA are great at making things easy to understand through illustrations.

[@johngeraghty1142]

@@thespankmyfrank Whatever helps you sleep at night.

[@username-usernamov]

@@johngeraghty1142 what can _you_ show us?

[@RobertFletcherOBE]

This sort of thing gives me a sense of wonder I haven't had since I was a child. Thanks for posting this!

[@ashJayden06]

Shaking hands with our home Star! This is fascinating ✨🔭

[@SeamusDonohueEVEOnline]

...AND not having said hand melt away almost instantaneously. :P

[@lancejobs]

A better and more accurate tile right here.

[@v-sig2389]

Better wash our hands after having touched corona.
(Ok I'm out)

[@Arun-bz7py]

@@v-sig2389 Haha good one

[@user-hk8yp7cw1v]

Meeting Ra

[@michal_king478]

what a time to be alive

[@scienceaffairs2919]

Indeed

[@cadmanfox6874]

yes

[@grimreaperr3304]

Couldn't have said it better

[@Ram_jagat]

Indeed

[@rpbajb]

Science trumps science fiction. Always.

[@MendTheWorld]

No doubt this was a crowning achievement for NASA! 🌞

[@chewy99.]

Lol was that pun intended?

[@logexpTommy]

@@chewy99. Yes.

[@nyakwarObat]

Crown made of "Lies" gemstone?

[@frightenedsoul]

@@nyakwarObat go back to school

[@KingGhidoraGaming]

@@frightenedsoul bro he/she failed grade 1

[@user-zw3gk1ch7e]

Молодцы учёные ! Их труд заслуживает большого уважения! Классно!!!

[@kryptonnslaxx6378]

Да

[@StandingUpForBetter]

Agreed!

[@hitlerthemass9910]

ஆம் அருமையான கண்டுபிடிப்பு

[@ellisd3165]

bah

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

This looks like a Russian rocket. Is it ?? Cool if we are all working together. We need to start 🙏

[@AYVYN]

It traveled through millions of degrees and only got as hot as a candle. That’s some genius engineering

[@alishatate7940]

That's some genius marketing, how DF could they travel millions of miles away and nothing flying around in space would not destroy it? People are so dumb its ridiculous

[@SoundboundOfficial]

What million degrees? Maybe a couple hundred as of now.

[@IndranilBiswas_]

Wonder what materials were used to make this probe, since it could withstand such temperatures, electric and magnetic fields.

[@otherstuff9121]

Good questions. Lets learn something! I would like to know as well.

[@kiwi4058]

cheers to all people alive witnessing this.

[@drmantistoboggan2870]

Cheers mate!

[@nikolaivikturski4557]

Lesgoooo

[@user-fg4nz1ly8d]

Didn't give you guys a permission but ok

[@demonsoul719]

lol

[@b-radsadventures6846]

Incredible work. Congrats to all involved.

[@youtubebob2049]

Nerd

[@timookello3822]

You believe it? If so then you have no imagination

[@yuyukosfaithfulservant]

@@timookello3822 shut up will you

[@KALASHNIKOV7_]

yeah . very nice animation

[@adhifaiz]

Congratulations to NASA and all its Scientists and Crews in-charge at Parker Probe Team! 👍😎👍

[@tamie341]

Anti-vaxxers just burst a blood vessel when they heard em say Corona lol they some werid mofuckas bruh

[@randomdude4304]

@@tamie341 my bad

[@marvincarr7125]

@@tamie341 Huh???What does that even mean???

[@sagarkumarray6712]

Really a huge achievement for mankind.....Really proud of NASA..Keep going guys!!!!!!

[@zeee_says_hi]

Kudos to Dr Nour Raouafi and his superb team who made this possible 👏👏

[@Gini3]

Those switchbacks remind me of a whip being cracked, would be interesting to see how they interact with local particle streams more closely.

[@hoodman420]

More like electricity veins

[@helpdeskjnp]

@hoodmobbin Exactly! How people can use every other analogy known to man and be considered a nasa genius, but suggest electricity and you’re suddenly branded a loon!

[@Justin.Franks]

@@helpdeskjnp It's one thing to describe these 'switchbacks' as looking _like_ electrical arcs. It's something else entirely to tout 'electric universe' gibberish.

[@theodiscusgaming3909]

@@Justin.Franks couldn't have said it better myself

[@nyakwarObat]

@@Justin.Franks electricity is energy you nutter. Its all energy. Electricity is just one dimension 😁🤪

[@ashishsingh-bw1yv]

Sun : " becareful what you wish for , Parker."

[@queenbrightwingthe3890]

But he only wanted to say hi

[@liberfaction9700]

बधाई हो NASA! आपके और दुनियाभर के अंतरिक्ष विज्ञानिकों को अपने योगदान और कडी़ मेहनत का फल मिलता रहे, यही हमारी प्रार्थना है

[@gc8032]

This is truly a huge step moving forward with life support and its development of support of all forms of life as we know it now

[@blackmennewstyle]

Space is so fascinating and mind-blowing

[@ArcXDZ]

@mask talks love

[@cookswithrage]

yes it is, amazing anyone believes this

[@eljaibas16]

@mask talks seems like someone hasn't been loved.

[@akashjangra7573]

@mask talks Just combine < and 3 it would make heart shape (

[@p-brane8358]

@ABMNS PRODUCTION Yes, I too love Sci-Fi

[@JMigUK]

This is immensely fascinating, thank you NASA

[@slinkycrane]

Thank you taxpayers!

[@farhanasharmin8997]

What good is it doing for mankind?

[@Catlily5]

@@farhanasharmin8997 Maybe they will figure out how to protect electronic equipment from solar flares.

[@farhanasharmin8997]

lol

[@nunya_bizniz]

@@farhanasharmin8997 what good are you for mankind? Gtfoh

[@jayhaar7006]

Amazing. We appreciate all who are in this. I hope there is a regular follow up report. Thank you.

[@SailorGreenTea]

I really like hearing all this Parker news. It is so exciting.

[@eyne1703]

This is beyond spectacular. I am so happy to be alive to see this. AMAZING...

[@adoptedbybitcoin]

lol
they feed you lies..

[@TayoEXE]

Parker... Amazing...
This can't be a coincidence.

[@adityabhalekar3506]

@@adoptedbybitcoin Parker is not a lie

[@adoptedbybitcoin]

@@adityabhalekar3506 Peter Parker

[@JohnDlugosz]

Parker Probe, preliminary data release:
"Hot!"

[@Johnnyversetti6969]

Love learning about our star. Keep it coming!

[@ramsoncole4605]

Ok...no one yet has said how this probe is surviving 5 million degrees centigrade...why not?

[@israelgalvez6365]

They won't cause is all a fantasy, NASA lies and people applauds.

[@federalinvestigation9962]

@@israelgalvez6365 literally

[@astranger8569]

Parker is doing some great stuff!

[@issac2615]

Can't believe there are actual adults using "nerd" and "geek" as insults in these comments. Y'all really peaked in highschool huh?

[@coosanta7037]

And it’s not even that insulting

[@troderique4812]

I am proud to be a nerd and they only make fun of what they cant be .

[@ivlivs.c3666]

Huge congratulations! Another incredible milestone for humanity.

[@benweigel7918]

It’s fascinating how little we know about our sun. Exciting stuff!

[@132ChrissyJo]

Absolutely incredible! Just thrilling! 🥰

[@Crunkboy415]

I hope Parker is using its 6 octillion SPF sun screen 🤣

[@VerosumaticChromosphere]

🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@DESSERT_X]

We never stop learning ... This is AMAZING! Thank you for sharing.

[@jeremySwerbs]

Hypothosizing

[@jeremySwerbs]

Welcome

[@sujathaviswanathan7210]

Congratulations, NASA! A stupendous achievement! Respect from Chennai, India!

[@lexus_bkl]

I have never heard a word like stupendous. That's good.👍

[@xzayoo]

Im so proud this is huge step for humanity

[@abhinavkishor7485]

Congratulations NASA & Dr. Nicky Fox. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@shashankgupta8496]

Lots of love and congratulations to nasa team that's make it possible ❤️

[@SuperYagna]

This is quite amazing ! Great achievement

[@summerswalkabout1515]

Bravo. Beautiful, thank you

[@nein3479]

Congratulations!! honestly loving this discovery. Great work

[@parulpal2906]

Really its greatest achievement 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 congratulations

[@jaharroy1832]

This type of videos give me Goosebumps,

[@N0Xa880iUL]

This is why we love NASA ❤

[@0-m-1-n-0-u-5]

NASA, JAXA, ESA, ISRO, Roscosmos, CNES, SpaceX, and CNSA (CCP still sucks, though).

[@MajorWolfgangHochstetter]

NASA keeps an awful lot of information from us!

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

@@MajorWolfgangHochstetter Care to elaborate?

[@vonschweringen8321]

@@MajorWolfgangHochstetter Like what? Please explain what NASA keeps from us. There's more than 1 space agency you know.

[@thewolverine7516]

It's a lie.

[@ivanscissorhands2008]

Fantastic! 👏🏽💯

[@randomcat6318]

NASA wale bohot khatarnak hai 🚬🚬

[@troderique4812]

Thank you I am so happy to be alive to see this .

[@TwithGazz]

This just brightened my day. ☀️

[@adsid2431]

because of Parker eclipse

[@karthik_spaceboy]

Absolutely amazing achievement.
Congratulations to NASA 👏👏👏

[@Voicist]

2019: Coronavirus
2021: Corona fly bus

[@christopheradams7736]

It's sad how many people here with no knowledge in science didn't believe this happened.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste but these people have already done that themselves.
I bet they don't believe how a toothpick works.

[@mentilly_all]

Do you know what a logical fallacy is?

[@arthurwagar6224]

Great stuff. Thanks very much.

[@nietzchan]

Amazing work!!

[@lisamcevoy6221]

Wow this is absolutely incredible,

[@maidulislam5163]

Unbelievable.
What a work of nasa.

[@QuiChiYang2]

Congratulations NASA. Thanks for always motivating & inspiring. You're one of World's gr8est institutions.

[@utsavdahal6314]

Why doesnot it melt.?
What material are that satellite made to withstand heat of corona

[@dpage446]

@@Ligerbee heat still radiates

[@naza265]

well done!! that is amazing.

[@nildodavid7255]

Well done, NASA.
Well done.

[@Dawggo]

"Are we alone in universe"
Me: *looks at dog*

[@stauroforos]

Dog: *speaks alien*

[@valinorean4816]

@@stauroforos Frank? (from MIB)

[@naseemalam227]

Congratulations this is truly a historical achievement

[@Rajesh-ys3kk]

Congratulations isro 🎉🎉

[@bishhhwa]

This is amazing 🔥

[@thedeerguy7579]

"I'm not touching you! I'm not touching you!"

[@ShainAndrews]

LOL.

[@trishhill7563]

Absolutely amazing!!! Love learning about space, planets & stars!!! It's absolutely fascinating!!!

[@franklyspeaking4480]

Yet you learned nothing about them. 😂

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@@franklyspeaking4480 bot comments

[@antdenzic7977]

This is so amazing and so interesting. Well done to all those involved.

[@adoptedbybitcoin]

lol

[@adsid2431]

I am so involved, thanks for saying this to me :D

[@renjamoodyuo3689]

We can never be alone in this universe

[@darnellpistachio2991]

Christ is King. Repent or perish.

[@AAAAAA-qs1bv]

Yes, it's because everyone has their own Jerry looking from over their shoulder when they're alone, never showing themselves to humanity.

[@user-lw5ph4dq5g]

@@darnellpistachio2991 nah

[@currentworld2884]

I feels special to born in 21th century when NASA achieves a milestone in cosmology. Its like sci fi . Thank you NASA for feeling me lucky.

[@ivaerz4977]

Humans still use primitive technology while Aliens have developed time travel

[@NoClassRoll]

Congrats ❤️

[@tgs.enough7899]

Absolutely amazing!!!

[@darnellpistachio2991]

How is this absolutely amazing? Is it even kinda cool? Not really. Its mostly made up, actually. Completely fabricated, even.

[@wongcayven9893]

@@darnellpistachio2991 OK grandma go back to facebook

[@Ambone84]

Fulfill our natural curiosity! Mind blowing 🤯.

[@bolt4694]

If only NASA could send a technician to my house to fix my lousy internet connection.

[@sallyweiner4180]

Incredible!

[@toastboi138]

I can't help but smile throughout videos like this

[@shrey549]

Congratulations so proud of you people!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SecretEyeSpot]

This is phenomenal! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@rithloveyou9737]

Wow that probe surely durable👍

[@spanqueluv9er]

durely surable

[@marvincarr7125]

Especially since it's made from Tin foil..🤣😭

[@nikolaivikturski4557]

@@marvincarr7125 someone definitely went to high school :P

[@terencemalik6415]

This vid enlightens much!

[@Amirkhanak]

Quite fascinating 🤩

[@_Yashiro]

That's some hot news

[@RonLWilson]

Amazing!

[@wamdn]

Congratulations! Well done!

[@smartbiologist7255]

Very informative video

[@alfredworldful]

Waiting for more to unravel. Thank you NASA

[@residentboejiden5796]

He didnt hang himself🤯. That kind of unravel?

[@irishkoffeee]

This stuff is so cooool! Love these explanations too (; (;

[@davidcopson5800]

I'd have said this stuff is so hot, not cool!

[@kunalhalder615]

Bravo! Congratulations 👏

[@endmiddlebeginning]

Pretty incredible!

[@universemaps]

Awesome! Congrats NASA

[@twstf8905]

Awesome 👍

[@deepanshu1955]

this is so amazing congrats

[@SouvikMukherjee72]

Some goosebumps and moments of truth !

[@mdkudus2328]

Its magnificent

[@blackflagqwerty]

Simply mind Blowing!

[@franklyspeaking4480]

One must have a mind to be blown first.
Stop being gullible

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@@franklyspeaking4480 ok boomer

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😂
Whatever hater

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@@prabhureubenthomas6052 😂

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@@franklyspeaking4480 Ok boomer

[@saymazaman8263]

Really it's a amazing news, congrats to NASA.

[@RobertCampbellPictures]

Nice.. Very excited to hear more.