Newly Named NASA Spacecraft Will Aim Straight for the Sun

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 18:01 in Astronomy & Space

The Parker Solar Probe, named in honor of Eugene Parker, who predicted the existence of the solar wind, is to launch in 2018 and study the sun up close.

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