Sunday 12 August 2018

Parker Solar Probe launches on historic journey to touch the sun

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Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit its first science observations in December, beginning a revolution in our understanding of the star that makes life on Earth possible.
via Science Daily
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NASA to Make Second Parker Solar Probe Launch Attempt

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The spacecraft, which NASA says will “touch the sun,” was unable to get off the launchpad early Saturday morning because of technical issues.
via New York Times