NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is About to Lift Off

Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 12:40 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is About to Lift OffPortal origin nid: 430137Published: Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Stay tuned — Parker is about to take flight. At 3:33 a.m. EDT on Aug. 11, while most of the U.S. is asleep, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be abuzz with excitement. At that moment, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, the agency’s historic mission to "touch" the Sun, will have its first opportunity to lift off.Portal image: animated illustration of Parker approaching sunScience Categories: Sun

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