How did NASA touch the Sun without melting?
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In 2021, the Parker Solar Probe achieved its mission to touch the Sun, skimming through its outermost atmosphere. Since then, it’s carved closer and closer paths, but probing deeper into the corona— without melting, exploding, or falling into the Sun— is a monumental engineering challenge. Is it possible? Explore the obstacles of the mission and how it could unlock the mysteries of our star.
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Meet The Creators
- Director
- Igor Coric, Artrake Studio
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Composer
- Cem Misirlioglu, Work Play Work
- Sound Designer
- Cem Misirlioglu, Work Play Work
- Director of Production
- Gerta Xhelo
