Watch NASA Parker Solar Probe touched the Sun for the first time found clues of solar winds

American space agency NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has been collecting information about the Sun since 2018. When it began its mission, solar activity was quiet. The period of movements in the Sun started from the year 2019, which will continue till 2025. Parker Solar Probe has passed close to the Sun several times. Recently it made its closest approach ever to the Sun. NASA showed a glimpse of this through a tweet. Looking at it, it seems that the spacecraft had almost ‘touched’ the Sun. The data collected by Parker Solar Probe has revealed the source of solar wind.

When you get so close to the Sun, you learn a thing or two!

Sampling the solar wind close to the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has found hints that point to the origins of the fast streams we detect near Earth.

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Before moving on to the news, let us know what solar winds are? Solar winds blow in every direction from the Sun. It helps in carrying the Sun’s magnetic field to space. Solar winds are much less dense than Earth’s winds, but they move faster. Solar winds blow at a speed of more than 2 million kilometers per hour. It is made up of electrons and ionized atoms, which synchronize with the Sun’s magnetic field. The area where the solar winds flow is the area most influenced by the Sun.

Data from Parker Solar Probe have shown that solar winds originate from specific regions of the Sun. This study was published in Nature magazine. published Has happened. Scientists believe that solar winds flow from special places inside the coronal holes of the Sun. This discovery may help scientists understand solar storms. This information can also be useful in predictions related to solar storms.

Scientists all over the world are keeping an eye on the activities happening in the Sun these days. The Sun is in a very active phase as it is going through its 11-year solar cycle. Due to this, solar flares and coronal mass ejections i.e. CMEs are occurring every day. Parker Solar Probe is closely monitoring these events. Recently it had come as close as 85 lakh kilometers to the surface of the Sun. This time it went even closer and touched the sun.