A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest-ever approach to the Sun.
The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star’s outer atmosphere to try and help us better understand how the Sun works.
It is out of communication for several days and scientists will be waiting for a signal, expected at 05:00 GMT on 28 December, to see if it has survived.
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