70K views · 4.2K reactions | The Parker Solar Probe has just hit a major milestone in its mission to gather data on our sun: perihelion. It's full of danger and opportunity. | Science Channel | Facebook

12K views · 974 reactions | 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 | Facebook

In case you missed it, yesterday we launched our mission to “touch” the Sun! Throughout its seven-year mission, our Parker #SolarProbe spacecraft will swoop through the Sun’s atmosphere 24 times, getting closer than any spacecraft has gone before. Learn more about this mission to fly directly through the Sun’s corona: www.nasa.gov/parker | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

13M views · 73K reactions | LOOK: The Parker Solar Probe has captured the closest-ever images of the Sun during a recent flyby, revealing the solar wind streaming from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, known as the corona. COURTESY: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | GMA News | Facebook