Parker Solar Probe’s New Speed Record
October 18 , 2023
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- NASA's Parker Solar Probe has hurtling through the Solar System at an astonishing speed of 635,266 kilometres (394,736 miles) per hour.
- This milestone was reached during the probe's 17th orbit around the Sun.
- It collects crucial data about the Sun's charged particle winds and magnetic fields.
- Notably, this speed surpasses its previous record of 586,863.4 kilometres (364,660 miles) per hour, achieved just three years ago.
- It is also ventured to a distance of just 7.26 million kilometres above the Sun's scorching plasma surface.
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