In case you missed it, yesterday we launched our mission to “touch” the Sun! Throughout its seven-year mission, our Parker #SolarProbe spacecraft will swoop through the Sun’s atmosphere 24 times, getting closer than any spacecraft has gone before. Learn more about this mission to fly directly through the Sun’s corona: www.nasa.gov/parker | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

137K views · 347 shares | Tools of the trade…how will Parker #SolarProbe study the Sun as it flies into its million-degree atmosphere? Learn about the spacecraft’s cutting-edge technology that will allow it to study the Sun in a multitude of ways. From measuring particles to capturing images, get the details: https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/176450633409/tools-of-the-trade-how-parker-solar-probe-will | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook