A NASA probe got slammed by a massive eruption from the sun — and caught it all on camera

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 15:05

NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through a massive CME and caught the whole thing on camera.
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

A NASA probe caught a massive eruption from the sun on camera.
The Parker Solar Probe flew right through a major coronal mass ejection last year.
The spacecraft was built to study the sun and is able to withstand scorching temperatures.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew right through a massive solar eruption and caught the whole thing on camera. It's the first up-close footage ever captured of a solar explosion like this.