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Discussion Forum : Science - Latest Current Affairs (Q.No. 653)
2018-11-01 Science
653.
Which spacecraft became the closest spacecraft ever to the Sun recently?
NASA's Parker Solar Probe
NASA's Hubble Telescope
NASA's Keppler Telescope
China's Chang Telescope
Answer: Option
Explanation:
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has become the closest spacecraft to Sun, on 29th October 2018. The spacecraft passed the current record of 26.55 million miles from the Sun's surface on October 29, as calculated by the Parker Solar Probe team. The previous record for closest solar approach was set by the German-American Helios 2 spacecraft in April 1976.
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