NASA, ULA Launch Parker Solar Probe on Historic Journey to Touch Sun

Monday, August 13, 2018 - 08:40 in Astronomy & Space

Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit its first science observations in December, beginning a revolution in our understanding of the star that makes life on Earth possible. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Monday, August 13, 2018 - 09:22

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