“Flying this close to the Sun is a historic moment in humanity’s first mission to a star…By studying the Sun up close, we can better understand its impacts throughout our solar system, including on the technology we use daily on Earth and in space, as well as learn about the workings of stars across the universe to aid in our search for habitable worlds beyond our home planet.”
–Statement by Nicky Fox, who leads the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, in reference to NASA’s Parker Solar Probe recent flyby of the Sun.
Our Awesome Universe 