U.S. probe to make unprecedented plunge into sun's atmosphere
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 13:51
in Astronomy & Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A U.S. spacecraft set to launch next year will make a series of unprecedented dives into the sun’s scorching atmosphere to see how the star works and what can be done to better predict space weather events on Earth, scientists said on Wednesday.