Tuesday 2 January 2018

what is the name of NASA's Solar Probe to explore sun’s outer atmosphere?

what is the name of NASA's  Solar Probe mission to explore sun’s outer atmosphere?


Options

1)  parker

2)Pioneer

3)Voyager

4)Spitzer

answer

1)  parker


Other details


Parker Solar Probe is a planned NASA robotic spacecraft to probe the outer corona of the Sun.

 It will approach to within 8.5 solar radii to the 'surface' of the Sun.

The project was announced as a new mission start in the fiscal 2009 budget year.

the spacecraft will fly through Sun’s atmosphere as close as 6.2 million kilometres. 

closer than any spacecraft has gone before.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.

Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States

Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Founded: 29 July 1958, United States of America

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