The spacecraft about the size of a small car will travel directly into the sun s atmosphere about 4 million miles from our star s surface.
Parker solar probe sun images.
The spacecraft will get seven times closer to the sun than any probe ever has.
Parker solar probe will swoop to within 4 million miles of the sun s surface facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft before it.
12 2018 parker solar probe will provide new data on solar activity and make critical contributions to our ability to forecast major space weather events that impact life on earth.
See images of nasa s parker solar probe mission which the agency plans to launch in july 2018.
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Nasa s parker solar probe will be the first ever mission to touch the sun.
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