NASA’s Parker Solar Probe attempted to break the record for proximity to the sun as it whizzed by our star on Tuesday. The man-made object came within roughly 6,000,000 kilometres of the sun’s surface and travelled at an astonishing speed of nearly 700,000 km/h. NASA will have to wait a few days to know if the probe survived its journey, as they'll attempt to re-establish contact on Dec. 27.
