9K reactions · 161 shares | Parker Solar Probe: Humanity’s Fastest Mission! | Imran Karime | Facebook

12K views · 974 reactions | On Aug. 12, NASA successfully launched Parker Solar Probe toward the Sun, where it will fly closer than any spacecraft ever has before. This week’s 10 Things blog tells you what you need to know about how this mission will uncover new secrets about our star: https://go.nasa.gov/2NoapD2 | NASA Solar System Exploration | Facebook

51K views · 1.1K reactions | Closest. View. Ever. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured jaw-dropping images of solar wind streaming from the Sun’s outer atmosphere just 3.8 million miles from the surface. Observations like these are helping us understand how the Sun affects the solar system, including events that can affect Earth: https://go.nasa.gov/4kA9vSO | Space 360 | Facebook

For the first time in history, a spacecraft touched the Sun. NASA’s #ParkerSolarProbe is the first spacecraft to fly through the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona. As Parker Solar Probe flew through the corona, its WISPR instrument captured images. The spacecraft flew through structures in the corona called streamers. This milestone in 2021 will help scientists more about our closest star. #YearInReview Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/343EmFR | NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

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