Parker Solar Probe Mission Launches to Touch the Sun - NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission launched Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will be the first to fly directly through the Sun’s corona – the hazardous region of intense heat and solar radiation in the Sun’s atmosphere that is visible during an eclipse. It will gather data that could help answer questions about solar physics that have puzzled scientists for decades. Gathering information about fundamental

Parker Solar Probe's Latest Sun Encounter: December 24, 2024 In a historic moment, NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieved its closest encounter with the Sun, diving through the solar corona to gather groundbreaking data. Join us as we explore the mission highlights, stunning visuals, and the implications for our understanding of solar science. 📍 What You’ll Learn: Parker Solar Probe's key mission objectives How this encounter brings us closer to understanding solar winds Stunning footage from the s

33K views · 446 reactions | Three years after its launch, the Parker Solar Probe made its first passage through the sun's upper atmosphere. In 2018, we got a behind-the-scenes look at how NASA engineers built the probe to survive the tremendously hot journey. | NPR | Facebook

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken the closest ever images to the Sun, captured just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface. The new close-up images show features in the solar wind, the constant stream of electrically charged subatomic particles released by the Sun that rage across the solar system at speeds exceeding 1 million miles an hour. These images, and other data, are helping scientists understand the mysteries of the solar wind, which is essential to understanding its effects at Eart