NASA's next mission will attempt to fly through the Sun

Tom Allen
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The Parker Solar Probe will have to survive temperatures of 1,400°

This Saturday, the 11th August, NASA will launch the $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe on a first-of-its-kind mission to ‘touch' the Sun. Flying closer than any man-made object has ever done (the ...

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