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Parker Solar Probe
The first spacecraft to fly through the Sun's outer atmosphere, or corona.
Agency
NASA
Destination
The Sun's corona
Launched
August 12, 2018
About the mission
Parker Solar Probe is on a multi-year mission of increasingly close passes to the Sun, gathering data that helps scientists understand the origin of the solar wind and how the corona is heated.
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Last verified 2026-01-15. Mission status and dates can change.