Parker Solar Probe fly-by of Venus. Animation of the Parker Solar Probe passing Venus during one of its seven fly-bys of this planet. Originally called Solar Probe, and then Solar Probe Plus, this mission was renamed in May 2017 after solar astrophysicist Eugene Parker. The mission is being carried out by NASA and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). The unmanned probe, launched on 12 August 2018, has sensors to carry out five investigations of the Sun. To reach the Sun, the probe will carry out seven fly-bys past Venus (the first in September 2018). Using a solar shield for protection, the probe will gradually approach to within 6 million kilometres of the solar surface (photosphere), making its closest approaches to the Sun in 2024 and 2025. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / JHUAPL / NASA |
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