Nasa's Parker Solar Probe attempts closest ever approach to Sun
The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.
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The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star's outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation.
It is out of communication for several days during this burning hot fly-by and scientists will be waiting for a signal, expected at 05:00 GMT on 28 December, to see if it has survived.
The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.
Dr Nicola Fox, head of science at Nasa, told BBC News: "For centuries, people have studied the Sun, but you don't experience the atmosphere of a place until you actually go visit it.
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