Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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On December 24, 2024, Parker Solar Probe will make its closest approach to the Sun. ​​At a speed of 430,000 miles per hour, or more than 100 miles per second, this spacecraft is the fastest object ever created by humans! Learn how Parker is helping scientists unravel the mysteries of the Sun’s corona in this episode of Science Through Shadows.

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