The Parker Solar Probe Just Made History

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It's news items like this that I wish gripped the attention and imagination of Americans.

"As the Parker Solar Probe swoops close to the sun, it will likely fly through plumes of solar plasma and could even dive into active regions of the star"

#NASA #thesun #solarexploration

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-parker-solar-probe-fly-close-sun-rcna184500

NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.

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