NASA's Parker Solar Probe has set a new record as the fastest human-made object, reaching a staggering speed of 635,266 km per hour (394,736 miles per hour) on June 29. This achievement matches its own previous speed record from 2018. The probe's mission focuses on exploring the Sun's outer corona, a region with temperatures reaching 1-3 million degrees Celsius, hotter than the Sun's surface. It aims to advance space weather forecasting and gather crucial data on solar wind, protected by a robust carbon-composite shield designed to withstand extreme temperatures up to 1,377 degrees Celsius (2,500 degrees Fahrenheit).
