NASA

The Parker Solar Probe Unlocks the Sun’s Mysteries

In three solar fly-bys, the Parker Solar Probe has allowed researchers to make major strides towards a more complete understanding of our home star.

Robert Lea
The Startup
Published in
9 min readDec 12, 2019

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After a year and a half of operation and three fly-bys that have brought it closer to the Sun than any other vessel in the history…

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Robert Lea
The Startup

Freelance science journalist. BSc Physics. Space. Astronomy. Astrophysics. Quantum Physics. SciComm. ABSW member. WCSJ Fellow 2019. IOP Fellow.