Nasa spacecraft sets record for closest to Sun

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe passed the current record of 26.55 million miles (42.73 million kms) from the Sun's surface on Oct 29. The previous record was set by the German-American Helios 2 spacecraft in April 1976. Its goal is to make a series of 24 flybys past our scorching star. It is also expected to break the record for fastest spacecraft relative to the sun.

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2PpLQKr