SPACIANS

On the way to the Sun

High-Level Project Summary

The sun is an ordinary star, one of about 100 billion in our galaxy, the Milky Way. The sun rotates around its own axis, just like Earth. The sun rotates counterclockwise, and takes between 25 and 35 days to complete a single rotation. The sun is about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) from Earth. This distance, called an astronomical unit (AU), is a standard measure of distance for astronomers and astrophysicists. The inner layers are the Core, Radiative Zone and Convection Zone. The outer layers are the Photosphere, the Chromosphere, the Transition Region and the Corona. NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to "touch the Sun." The spacecraft is flying closer to the Sun.

Link to Final Project

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Lyx4olhdrjoaSnlWk-84kt1rXv-bSOMI/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116671622164119058382&rtpof=true&sd=true

Link to Project "Demo"

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WyPX6P75YOxWHFssce5XMywJ8kUXOOGR/view?usp=sharing

Detailed Project Description

The Mission Parker Solar Probe :

Trace the flow of energy that heats and accelerates the solar corona and solar wind.
Determine the structure and dynamics of the plasma and magnetic fields at the sources of the solar wind.
Explore mechanisms that accelerate and transport energetic particles.

Space Agency Data

NASA Websites:

Uses :

1. for getting the information about journey of parker solar probe.

2. 3D view of probe

3. Mission time lines

ULA:

Launch vehicles image and information

ESA:

Hackathon Journey

Participating in a hackathon is an opportunity for multidisciplinary groups to showcase their skills and develop new projects in the given time!
In a period of 48 hours (2 days), we were able to self-challenge, show leadership, speak to people, and even discover new skills.
Hackathon taught us how to work as a team and to be humble about letting go of our ideas once in a while.
We got to know more information about mission ‘PARKER’.
We also learnt about the different scientific instruments used in this mission and their functions.
We studied about the full timelines of this mission.