NASA Is Going to the Sun! But How...and Why?
In 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before. But why? What are they looking for? NASA Just Revealed There Could Be Life On Saturn's...
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There are billions upon billions of stars in our galaxy, but they’re all so far away. Because of that, we’ve had to extrapolate pretty much everything we know about stars from our nearest star, the sun. At just about 93 million miles from Earth, the sun is a stone’s throw away compared to the next closest star. But despite our relative proximity, we still have some burning questions about the object that’s holding this whole 8 ring solar circus together. So NASA decided we’re going to walk right up to the sun and rub our nose in it. In 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before it. At it’s closest point, the probe will be within just 3.9 million miles of the sun, almost seven times closer ...
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There are billions upon billions of stars in our galaxy, but they’re all so far away. Because of that, we’ve had to extrapolate pretty much everything we know about stars from our nearest star, the sun. At just about 93 million miles from Earth, the sun is a stone’s throw away compared to the next closest star. But despite our relative proximity, we still have some burning questions about the object that’s holding this whole 8 ring solar circus together. So NASA decided we’re going to walk right up to the sun and rub our nose in it. In 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before it. At it’s closest point, the probe will be within just 3.9 million miles of the sun, almost seven times closer ...
