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

12K views · 974 reactions | On Aug. 12, NASA successfully launched Parker Solar Probe toward the Sun, where it will fly closer than any spacecraft ever has before. This week’s 10 Things blog tells you what you need to know about how this mission will uncover new secrets about our star: https://go.nasa.gov/2NoapD2 | NASA Solar System Exploration | Facebook

331K views · 2.9K shares | In case you missed it, yesterday we launched our mission to “touch” the Sun! Throughout its seven-year mission, our Parker #SolarProbe spacecraft will swoop through the Sun’s atmosphere 24 times, getting closer than any spacecraft has gone before. Learn more about this mission to fly directly through the Sun’s corona: www.nasa.gov/parker | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

10K views · 359 reactions | Today the Parker Solar Probe will make...