I'm writing this in the summer during a spell of hot weather (yes, even in the UK). So I think it's fitting to write about a spacecraft that's been feeling the heat for quite some time - and it's just achieved a significant milestone.
The Parker Solar Probe is a ground-breaking spacecraft launched on the 12th August 2018, by NASA. Its objective was to fly closer to the sun than ever before and gather data on the solar corona, the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere.
The corona is a halo of...