This has been one mission I've been excited about since 2016 or so.

So much about our star and stars in general we just don't know.

... as it 'touches the sun' .... But those records have now been surpassed. The latest:
* Closest spacecraft to the sun: 6.5 million miles (10.4 million kilometers).

This article just broke the record of the most sensationalist piece of journalism yet