A NASA mission has successfully sent out a spacecraft in an attempt to stop a potential "internet apocalypse". The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) has travelled through solar wind for the first time, gathering vital data about storms that could block internet access for people on Earth.
Experts have warned that solar storms like these could pose a threat to communication networks, leaving people offline for months or even years.
The spacecraft, which was launched five years ago, went on a journey which took it close to solar winds on the sun's surface.
These winds are made up of a stream of charged particles being released from the sun's outermost atmosphere, known as the corona.
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