Three years after its launch, the Parker Solar Probe made its first passage through the sun's upper atmosphere. In 2018, we got a behind-the-scenes look at how NASA engineers built the probe to survive the tremendously hot journey. | NPR

On Aug. 12, NASA successfully launched Parker Solar Probe toward the Sun, where it will fly closer than any spacecraft ever has before. This week’s 10 Things blog tells you what you need to know about how this mission will uncover new secrets about our star: https://go.nasa.gov/2NoapD2 | NASA Solar System Exploration

A groundbreaking achievement: the Parker Solar Probe, the first spacecraft to "touch" the Sun, has captured real images and recorded the sounds of the solar winds. This monumental feat opens new avenues for understanding our nearest star and its profound influence on our solar system. Let's appreciate this remarkable scientific breakthrough and the invaluable data it provides for furthering our knowledge of the Sun. Liked the content? Follow @interestingside ✨ | Interesting Videos

• NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’ • These images from the Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe show a phenomenon that occurs in the Sun’s upper atmosphere called an inflow. Inflows are the result of stretched magnetic field lines reconfiguring and causing material trapped along the lines to rain back toward the solar surface. Credit: NASA/Goddard Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach