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How Nasa plans to get closer to the Sun than ever before
Nasa launched the Parker Solar Probe in August 2018. Mission scientist Dr Nicky Fox explains how the spacecraft will orbit the star when it arrives in 2025.
(Image: Illustration of the Parker Solar Probe in the solar wind, Credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Brian Monroe.)
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