NASA Solar Probe: NASA touches the sun, opens the door to know the nearest star more closely

 NASA touches the Sun. NASA opened the front door of the nearest star, in the light of which the earth lives by breathing day and night, and entered the 'courtyard'. Also picked up samples. This is the first such incident in the history of space science. This is the first time any spacecraft made on Earth has touched the sun! The US space agency NASA made the announcement on Tuesday.

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The satellite Moon has been recognizead a lot so far. The nearest planet, Mars, is now accessible. This time the door was opened to know the nearest star more closely. Encouraged by NASA's achievement, scientists hope that this time the mystery of the Sun, like the Moon and Mars, will be known.

NASA's astronomical vehicle 'Parker' has penetrated the outer surface of the Sun, which is called 'Corona'. This 'Corona' is commonly called the 'courtyard' of the sun. There is a safe distance between the main house and the front door, much like that. However, the gravitational force of this area is strong. The magic field is also intense. There is so much power in those two forces that it does not allow solar matter to pass through that outer covering. The planets and satellites of the solar system are safe.

Parker entered the compound. Not only that, but Parker also collected samples of solar material plasma from there.

Parker crossed the Earth from the Sun in 2018. It has also come close to the Sun several times before. But this is first time the spacecraft has touched the Sun. Collected samples of solar material and magnetic field. Scientists believe that not only the Sun but also other stars in the galaxy will be recognized by experiments in the coming days. However, satellite-dependent countries like India will directly benefit from NASA's solar probe.

Scientists Divyendu Nandi has previously worked on the Sun's magnetic field. Divyendu, who is affiliated with the Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at Harvard, says the most important factor in Parker's success in solar resarch is knowing the origin of solar wind. Parker had previously known how solar wind reaches the earth from the Sun. This time, however, it entered the Sun's Corona and collected magnetic field and plasma samples. From this, it will be possible to know how and when the solar wind originated.

But what is the benefit? In Divyendu's words, "Solar wind hits the Earth's atmosphere. There are various losses. The power grid is damaged. Many countries near the polar region have suffered similar losses in the past." According to Divyendu, solar wind can damage satellites when they hit the atmosphere. Due to the fact that India uses many satellite based services, from mobile to TVs and even defense depends on the information received from the satellite, the loss of the satellite will be a problem for the common man. In that case, Parker could unravel the mystery of the origin of the solar wind. However, you can be careful in advance. Potential damage can be prevented.

At the same time, NASA hopes that Parker's successful mission has the potential to reveal how the Sun helped the evolution of the earth or other planets, and how the sun itself was created.