Tag: Parker Solar Probe

Why won’t NASA’s Parker Solar Probe melt?

With NASA launching a historic Parker Solar Probe deeper into the solar atmosphere than any mission before it, the question arises: Why won't it melt?

August 13, 2018

NASA launches world’s first mission to ‘touch’ the Sun

"The spacecraft is in good health and operating on its own. Parker Solar Probe has begun its mission to 'touch' the Sun," NASA said in a blog post.

August 12, 2018

Parker Solar Probe | All you want to know about NASA Sun mission

Named after physicist Eugene Parker, who published a groundbreaking paper on solar winds in 1958, the probe is expected to be launched on August 11, 2018.

July 23, 2018

Parker Solar Probe | NASA set for August launch of its sun mission

Media invited on 13 July to view the spacecraft that has been designed to touch the sun.

July 11, 2018