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NASA Preps Closest-Ever Sun Mission

Posted by timothy on from the ask-your-actuary-if-you'll-be-around dept.

coondoggie writes "NASA today said it had picked five experiments that will ride aboard one of its most ambitious space missions to explore the Sun. The Solar Probe, a car-sized spacecraft, is scheduled to launch no later than 2018 and will fly closer to the Sun's surface than any other probe, NASA stated. Ultimately the spacecraft's goals are to help scientists understand why the sun's outer atmosphere so much hotter than the sun's visible surface and what propels the solar wind that affects Earth and our solar system, NASA said."

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  1. Re:When it comes to naming the mission... by Dolphinzilla · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Disaster Area is my favorite band !

  2. Re:When it comes to naming the mission... by causality · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    if only I had some mod points for ya !

    "-1 Predictable" isn't a moderation option. The closest you can get is Redundant.

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  3. What exactly is this mission about? by williamyf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A "the Golden Apples of the sun" type of mision?

    Or a "ice missile delivery system" type of mission?

    Please. Mod funny. please? (or offtopic)

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