Solar Wind

Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture first look at sun's poles

Solar Orbiter was made in Europe, along with nine science instruments. NASA provided the 10th instrument and arranged the late-night launch from Cape Canaveral.

Sun is the limit with NASA's historic probe

The Parker Solar Probe will fly straight through the outer solar atmosphere to eventually get within 6 million miles of the sun's surface, allowing scientists to vicariously explore the sun in a way never before possible.