MAQ Magazine n. 16 / January 2020
"This first data from Parker reveals our star, the Sun, in new and surprising ways," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Observing the Sun from up close rather than from a much greater distance is giving us an unprecedented view into important solar phenomena and how they affect us on Earth, and gives us new insights relevant to the understanding of active stars across galaxies. It's just the beginning of an incredibly exciting time for heliophysics with Parker in the vanguard of new discoveries." "Parker Solar Probe has performed exceptionally well over the past year, and we are thrilled the spacecraft has been able to carry these instruments into previously unexplored regions around the Sun to collect so much new insight into how our star works," said Jason Kalirai, civil space mission area executive at Johns Hopkins APL.