NASA probe to venture closer to the Sun than ever before
Next week NASA is hoping to launch a probe, which will fly closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft has ever ventured to study the outermost part of its atmosphere.
The Parker Solar Probe is set to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida on August 11 and embark on a daring seven year mission.
During this time the small robotic spacecraft, the size of a small car, will steadily reduce its orbit around the Sun.
At its closest point, it is set to fly into the Sun's corona, 6.1 million km from the solar surface.
Although it might sound like a ...
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