Question

Which of the following spacecrafts by the NASA entered the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the Corona?

• A. Luminous Solar Probe
• B. Arka Solar Probe
• C. Helios Solar Probe
• D. Parker Solar Probe
• E. James Webb Solar Probe

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

In this question, we are asked to identify the spacecraft from NASA that entered the Sun’s upper atmosphere, specifically the Corona. Let us examine each option:

• Luminous Solar Probe: This option does not correspond to any known spacecraft entered to study the Sun's Corona.
• Arka Solar Probe: Similar to the above, there is no spacecraft by this name related to solar study missions.
• Helios Solar Probe: Though related to solar missions, Helios probes were launched in the 1970s and did not achieve this mission's specific feat of entering the Sun's Corona.
• Parker Solar Probe: This is the correct answer. Launched by NASA, it became the first spacecraft to fly into the Sun's Corona and is designed specifically for such a mission. It aims to gather data on solar activity and the dynamics of the solar corona.
• James Webb Solar Probe: This option can be discarded as it confuses with the James Webb Space Telescope, a different mission focused on observing celestial bodies far beyond the Solar System, not specifically the Sun.

Thus, the spacecraft that entered the Sun’s upper atmosphere is Parker Solar Probe.