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NASA spacecraft passes by the sun for closest approach in history

Illustration courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL shows an artist’s vision for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. NASA’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday by flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, with a heat shield exposed to scorching heat of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit (930 degrees Celsius). I made it. Launched in August 2018, the spacecraft is…