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

The question asks us to identify which NASA spacecraft entered the Sun’s upper atmosphere, also known as the corona. Let us analyze each of the options provided:

Luminous Solar Probe

This is not an actual NASA spacecraft. The name appears to be fictional or incorrect.

Arka Solar Probe

Similar to the first option, 'Arka Solar Probe' does not correspond to any real NASA mission.

Helios Solar Probe

The Helios probes were real missions launched in the 1970s by a collaboration between NASA and West Germany. However, they did not enter the Sun’s corona.

Parker Solar Probe

This spacecraft is indeed a NASA mission. Launched in 2018, it was expressly designed to study the Sun's outer atmosphere and is the first spacecraft to fly into the Sun’s corona.

James Webb Solar Probe

The James Webb Space Telescope is a NASA project, but it is not related to studying the Sun. Instead, it is intended for deep-space astronomical observations.

The correct choice, therefore, is Parker Solar Probe. To elaborate:

The Parker Solar Probe was launched to understand the Sun’s corona better, as the corona holds secrets about fundamental solar processes like solar wind and the Sun's magnetic field. Its mission is groundbreaking in terms of the proximity it achieves to the Sun, providing unprecedented data on solar activities.

Thus, based on the information about NASA's missions and their objectives, the correct answer is the Parker Solar Probe, which successfully entered the Sun’s corona.

Answer 2

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.