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The Parker Solar Probe will have company on its next pass by the sun

Spacecraft will watch the sun from every angle while a NASA probe swoops in for a closer look

Parker Solar Probe illustration

The Parker Solar Probe can taste the solar wind, shown in this illustration as straight lines streaming away from the sun. On its next close pass this month, the spacecraft won’t be alone.

NASA

By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

The Parker Solar Probe is no stranger to the sun.