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Can the Parker solar probe shed light on the Sun?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Solar Wind Is a Dynamic Environment Around the Sun

Eugene Parker suggested that the sun's atmosphere is dynamic and has all these magnetic components. His original paper was like projected a million times before it was published. Early results from the Parker Solar Probe are suggestive of sudden reversals in the magnetic field, he says.

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