12. Is it possible to make a probe that can get close to the Sun without vaporizing? (A K2S Question)

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Yes, scientists are currently working on technologies that will allow us to get very close to the Sun and perhaps eventually even fly through or near its tenuous outer atmosphere.


Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer