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'Fascinatingly exciting' | NASA craft 'touches' sun for 1st time

Headline from News West 9, from the development of Dec 14, 2021

Newest development Dec 15, 2021 · 2 reportsFor The First Time in History, a Spacecraft Has 'Touched' The Sun

The spacecraft was 8 million miles from the center of the sun when it first crossed the uneven boundary between the solar atmosphere and outgoing solar wind.

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    'Fascinatingly exciting' | NASA craft 'touches' sun for 1st time

    Headline from News West 9 ·

  2. Newest

    For The First Time in History, a Spacecraft Has 'Touched' The Sun

    Headline from Science Alert ·

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Reports & sources

41 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Times

    NASA craft ‘touches’ sun for 1st time, dives into atmosphere (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.

  2. News West 9

    'Fascinatingly exciting' | NASA craft 'touches' sun for 1st time (opens News West 9)

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    News West 9's feed description

    The spacecraft was 8 million miles from the center of the sun when it first crossed the uneven boundary between the solar atmosphere and outgoing solar wind.

  3. Science Alert

    For The First Time in History, a Spacecraft Has 'Touched' The Sun (opens Science Alert)

    Published

    Science Alert's feed description

    In an incredible historic first, a human-made spacecraft has swooped in and made contact with the Sun.

  4. Washington Examiner

    NASA spacecraft touches surface of the sun (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A NASA spacecraft has touched the surface of the sun for the first time in history, marking a new milestone for space science.

  5. The Columbian

    NASA craft ‘touches’ the sun for first time (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.

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