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Modern Space Exploration: The Sun

Revitalizing interest and excitement in humankind’s “final frontier”. Assisting students in scientific inquiry, promoting a love of science, and encouraging interest in STEM careers.

Media

General Information

Earth's Sun: Facts About the Sun's Age, Size and History
Space.com 11/14/2017
The Sun Overview - NASA
Our Star - The Sun
The American Museum of Natural History
NASA Space Place - The Sun

Probe information

Parker Discoveries

Parker Solar Probe

Parker Solar Probe by APL
Parker Solar Probe – designed, built, and managed for NASA by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Nasa - Parker Solar Probe
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to "touch the Sun." The spacecraft is flying closer to the Sun’s surface than any spacecraft before it.

Parker Space Probe