Parker Solar Probe Mission Launches to Touch the Sun - NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission launched Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will be the first to fly directly through the Sun’s corona – the hazardous region of intense heat and solar radiation in the Sun’s atmosphere that is visible during an eclipse. It will gather data that could help answer questions about solar physics that have puzzled scientists for decades. Gathering information about fundamental

19K views · 465 reactions | We're flying so close to the Sun, we're flying through the gasses in its atmosphere. ☀️ Learn more about the Parker Solar Probe and stream How The Universe Works on discovery+.  links.discoveryplus.com/howtheuniverseworks | Science Channel | Facebook