This SUNday, dive into the first science results from Parker Solar Probe! ☀️ With observations from closer to the Sun than ever before, we're learning new things about the solar wind, the Sun's energetic particles, and cosmic dust: https://go.nasa.gov/34Qj1LC En español: https://go.nasa.gov/2s65EZi | NASA Space Alerts

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is making its closest-ever approach to the Sun! 🛰️ ☀️ More on this historic moment from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Associate Administrator Nicola Fox 👇 Follow Parker’s journey: go.nasa.gov/3ZS4SME #3point8 | NASA Space Alerts

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

You’re looking at the closest-ever images of the Sun. Taken by our Parker Solar Probe during a close flyby, they show the solar wind racing out from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Images and data from this mission are helping scientists better understand the Sun’s influence across the solar system, including events that can affect Earth. https://go.nasa.gov/4kA9vSO | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration