NASA to Send a Probe Into the Sun

NASA recently announced its choices for the experiments to fly aboard the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft, which is slated to launch no later than 2018. This spacecraft will perform the unprecedented task of flying into the Sun's atmosphere – or corona – to take measurements of the plasma, magnetic fields and dust that surround our [...]

An artist's impression of the Solar Probe Plus satellite, which will fly into the corona of the Sun to get an unprecedented look at how our Sun works. Image Credit: NASANASA recently announced its choices for the experiments to fly aboard the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft, which is slated to launch no later than 2018. This spacecraft will perform the unprecedented task of flying into the Sun's atmosphere – or corona – to take measurements of the plasma, magnetic fields and dust that surround our nearest star. It will be the first human-made satellite to approach the Sun at such a close proximity.(...)Read the rest of NASA to Send a Probe Into the Sun (705 words)© nick for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | No comment |
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