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The mission flying through the Sun's outer atmosphere.
Parker Solar Probe is a NASA mission designed to fly closer to the Sun than any spacecraft before it, repeatedly diving through the corona — the Sun's outer atmosphere — protected by a heat shield.
To withstand the intense heat and light, the probe hides its instruments behind a thick shield and uses its speed to make brief, close passes before swinging back out.
By sampling the corona directly, Parker Solar Probe helps answer long-standing questions about why the corona is so hot and how the solar wind — the stream of particles that affects the whole Solar System — is produced.
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