Parker Solar Probe Captures Unprecedented Solar Explosion on Camera

The Parker Solar Probe, a NASA spacecraft, survived a massive coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun and captured footage of the event. The CME, one of the largest ever observed, occurred as the probe was near the closest part of its orbit to the Sun. The probe's survival demonstrates NASA's preparation and the ability to harden instruments against the damage caused by fast-moving charged particles. The observations made by the probe confirm a 20-year-old theory that CMEs collect and distribute dust in the inner Solar System. This discovery could improve future warnings of dangerous CMEs.