This week, NASAs Parker Solar Probe attempted to get closer to the Sun than any other human-made object.
Were excited to hear back from the spacecraft when it swings back around the Sun.
If successful, Tuesdays flyby will be the first of three encounters at the same distance.
An artist’s impression of the Parker Solar Probe flying through space.NASA
Parker does this with a several-inch-thick heat shield, which reflects the majority of the Suns heat.
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