It comes as millions of Brits are expected to flock to beaches and parks on Thursday when temperatures soar above 86F (30C). Some scientists also believe vitamin D, made in the body when exposed to sunlight, boosts the immune system and helps fight off viruses. When it is coughed or sneezed into the air or onto a surface, UV light will destroy its coating and leave the virus exposed to dry out and decay in the sun.

The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 - called SARS-CoV-2 - is covered in a protective casing that degrades under the warmth of the body when it infects someone. Separate studies have claimed the sun can also almost completely wipe out parts of the virus lingering in the air in just six minutes. Virologists found powerful ultraviolet (UV) light could destroy 90 per cent of Covid-19 that had been coughed or sneezed onto a surface in just half an hour. The latest findings were also published by the American Physical Society.Sunlight can kill the coronavirus in just 30 minutes, according to a study that comes as the UK gears up for its hottest week of the year. Parker will keep drawing ever closer to the sun and diving deeper into the corona until its grand finale orbit in 2025. It made its 10th close approach last month. Preliminary data suggest Parker also dipped into the corona during its ninth close approach in August, but scientists said more analyses are needed. Because the sun lacks a solid surface, the corona is where the action is exploring this magnetically intense region up close can help scientists better understand solar outbursts that can interfere with life here on Earth. Future coronal excursions will help scientist better understand the origin of the solar wind, he said, and how it is heated and accelerated out into space. The corona appeared dustier than expected, according to Raouafi. But he noted that Parker was moving so fast it covered a vast distance during that time, tearing along at more than 62 miles (100 kilometers) per second. Now you might think five hours, that doesn't sound big,' the University of Michigan's Justin Kasper told reporters. “The first and most dramatic time we were below for about five hours. The spacecraft dipped in and out of the corona at least three times, each a smooth transition, according to scientists. Launched in 2018, Parker was 8 million miles (13 million kilometers) from the center of the sun when it first crossed the jagged, uneven boundary between the solar atmosphere and outgoing solar wind. 'Fascinatingly exciting,” said project scientist Nour Raouafi of Johns Hopkins University. Scientists said it took a few months to get the data back and then several more months to confirm. The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the corona in April during the spacecraft’s eighth close approach to the sun. Scientists announced the news Tuesday during a meeting of the American Geophysical Union. A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.

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