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Events on Sunday 12 August 2018 1
2018Parker Solar Probe launchesNASA mission set to fly closer to the Sun than any spacecraftNASA launched the Parker Solar Probe on a mission to fly through the Sun's outer atmosphere, closer than any human-made object had gone before. The probe was designed to study solar wind and help forecast space weather events that affect Earth. It was named after physicist Eugene Parker, the first NASA mission named for a living person.