Parker Solar Probe

Levels	intermediate advanced
NGSS	ps1 ps2 ps4 ess2
Requirements	low_tech low_cost
Big Ideas	big_ideas_1.2 big_ideas_3.1 big_ideas_3.2
Helio Topics	corona solar_wind space_weather
Helio Missions	parker_solar_probe
Credit	NASA Goddard
Language	english

These four short videos (<4 minutes) examine the challenges of NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission to touch the Sun. The spacecraft will enter the Sun's atmosphere, the corona, and make its closest approach to the Sun in 2025.

Mission Overview:

Getting to the Sun:

Orbital Path:

Why Won’t it Melt?: