Solar Probe Plus — NASA’s ambitious mission to fly through and examine the sun’s atmosphere — has reached a key stage of development. Solar Probe Plus will begin advanced design, development and ...

NASA will send a probe to “touch the sun” to help prepare for a “huge solar event” that could wreak havoc on Earth. The space agency today announced the “extraordinary and historic mission exploring ...

After 60 years of dreaming of a close-up solar mission, it's quickly approaching time for NASA to realize that goal. Last week, the agency announced that the Solar Probe Plus mission has moved into ...

Solar Probe Plus—NASA's ambitious mission to fly through and examine the sun's atmosphere—has reached a key stage of development. Solar Probe Plus will begin advanced design, development, and testing, ...

In 2018, NASA will be sending a probe to orbit and study the Sun. The Solar Probe Plus, a craft about the size of a Toyota Yaris, will orbit closer to the surface of the Sun than any spacecraft has ...

Humans have sent spacecraft to the moon, Mars and even distant interstellar space, but could we send a spaceship to the scorching sun? The answer is yes, and it’s happening soon. In 2018, NASA plans ...

NASA is set to launch a spacecraft that will go to the sun's atmosphere to conduct research that may unveil the secrets of the solar system's host star. Solar Probe Plus To Get Into Orbit Within 4 ...

In 2018, NASA plans to launch the Solar Probe Plus, sending the spacecraft directly at the sun with the hope that it will help astronomers study our solar system in greater depth. The unmanned ...

GREENBELT, Md. — Solar Probe Plus, a flagship heliophysics mission NASA expects to cost some $1.5 billion to build and launch around July 2018, needs a bigger rocket than United Launch Alliance’s ...

For one NASA mission, flying too close to the sun isn’t a concern. It’s the whole point. On Wednesday, the space agency announced some details about its planned mission to send a robotic spacecraft ...

NASA’s prepping its Solar Probe Plus mission for a firey sundive. It’s no theatrical stunt–it’s all about science and understanding how our sun works, which doesn’t make it a bit less awesome. NASA’s ...