70K views · 4.2K reactions | The Parker Solar Probe has just hit a major milestone in its mission to gather data on our sun: perihelion. It's full of danger and opportunity. | Science Channel | Facebook

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken the closest ever images to the Sun, captured just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface. The new close-up images show features in the solar wind, the constant stream of electrically charged subatomic particles released by the Sun that rage across the solar system at speeds exceeding 1 million miles an hour. These images, and other data, are helping scientists understand the mysteries of the solar wind, which is essential to understanding its effects at Eart