WIRED1 week agoOMG scienceNASA's Quest to Touch the SunThe sun's corona is a million degrees hotter than its surface, and NASA's Parker Solar Probe aims to uncover the reason. [ more ]
Washington Post2 months agoOMG scienceWhile Earth enjoys an eclipse, a NASA probe is ready to 'touch the sun'The Parker Solar Probe will get extremely close to the sun, at a distance of 3.8 million miles, making it the fastest and closest spacecraft ever. NASA's mission to study the sun not only aims for scientific discoveries but also technological advancements for future space exploration. [ more ]