NASA Is Going to the Sun! But How...and Why?

In 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before. But why? What are they looking for?

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NASA's Mission to the Sun Gets a New Official Name
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"NASA's upcoming sun-studying mission, which will come much closer to Earth's star than any spacecraft in history, has been renamed the Parker Solar Probe, agency officials announced today (May 31). The new moniker honors pioneering University of Chicago astrophysicist Eugene Parker, who predicted the existence of the solar wind - the stream of charged particles flowing constantly from the sun - back in 1958."

Solar Probe Plus: We're Going to Dive Into the Sun
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"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 "advanced development" ahead of a launch in 2018."

NASA: Parker Solar Probe
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"Why Parker Solar Probe? We live in the sun's atmosphere! This mission will provide insight on a critical link in the Sun-Earth connection. Data will be key to understanding and, perhaps, forecasting space weather."
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[@melangelocabacungan3257]

just go there at night.

[@codnoob460]

Mel Angelo Cabacungan lol bruh, this is the funniest comment I've read today😂

[@amineaboutalib]

Generic White Man u must be fun at parties.. explaining jokes..

[@eddieuribe890]

Mel Angelo Cabacungan im afraid someones gonna take this seriously.

[@edvinjansson487]

Mel Angelo Cabacungan ikr theyre so stupid..

[@forrestl5597]

nice

[@TotalDrganMania]

Theyre going at night so they wont burn up, duh

[@BroBlast]

TotalDrganMania holy shit man , what a genius

[@zukosama8420]

Cayden Skinner ya don't say? 🙄🙄

[@whipsyt8998]

Cayden Skinner it was a joke

[@serofysofhousegreenslyth2575]

James Mitchells HAHAHAHAAH

[@anyoneofus9948]

I hope they make it a maned mission

[@double124]

They want to make the perfect toast

[@smevy336]

so true

[@Donglator]

doesn't everyone want to?

[@ristopaasivirta9770]

1000 degree knife vs the sun!!!

[@Donglator]

Risto Paasivirta but the sun is like five times hotter... #sexysun

[@omkarchavan6563]

Haha bro niceone

[@ramibou1974]

You need something shady to keep you from the heat , take my ex

[@spicedameme5754]

gg

[@user-md7zh4tp9w]

witch one???😂😂😂

[@edvinjansson487]

Гот ми е още OHHHHHHH

[@saltygoat9034]

K-k-Carmen Electra?

[@jaydenlewis1134]

You're name suits the comment...

[@sciyay]

NASA's missions are always fascinating.

[@chadim33]

Space travel turns me on

[@kiky.mp4]

Slim Chadi astronomy makes me pregnant

[@PhedelCastro]

pefcoy USA! USA!

[@failandia]

every mission that imply space facsinate me :D (let's not forget ESA and Rosetta mission)

[@zlackbiro]

NASA's missions are always CGI! Go educate yourself and start using your brain, you waste of skin!

[@ravinclean8916]

The sun: I'm wet NASA: I'll be over in 7 years

[@sakshisaxena7587]

wtf XD

[@furosukki1301]

ravin clean thats "hot"

[@knuxuki1013]

Starstuff On_Earth lol

[@fishlove693]

Well, now I'm soaked.

[@vvmakovv2689]

ravin clean great another sex comment...

[@fdvf4titdo755]

why ? the sun is deadly lazer!

[@rushi7558]

This is why I don't go out of my house! I mean uhh... The ocean duh ;)

[@simons.6940]

They should take a blanket

[@rushi7558]

An ozone one!

[@zipperman1448]

The Sun is a giant round lightsaber blade without the hilt.

[@supahjadi8944]

Not anymore there is a blanket~!

[@AbdullahAz383]

Not first but definitely not last

[@failandia]

first that close tho

[@derekmartin5340]

yep not last

[@zukodude487987]

Why not just put on sunglasses?

[@brokenacoustic]

They must feel their future is not so bright, so they dont have to wear shades.

[@akd4537]

zukodude487987 sun screen

[@CatSans]

holy shit ur right

[@orlandogodinez9746]

They should go when its winter because when the weather is like 30 degrees I bet they can do it.

[@tuoyoedukugho1807]

yeah, better to go during the winter, better visibility.. God im so smart 😀😀😀

[@tuoyoedukugho1807]

plus its colder

[@orlandogodinez9746]

Omg yes

[@orlandogodinez9746]

Cayden Skinner I dont know if you realize but we were only joking

[@tuoyoedukugho1807]

Omg @Cayden Skinner, keep it down we needed smarter people to do these analysis for us dont spoil the fun with ur "not so smart science..",

[@happyhotdog4342]

What happens if they went in winter, when the sun is cold?

[@wafflesaber4842]

OH MY GOSH. You're so right!

[@veronicacampbell4195]

Doctor Shen its cold every night so youre wrong

[@wafflesaber4842]

Doctor Shen Can't speak for them, but as for me, I wasn't being serious. By the way, Earth's distance isn't what causes changes in seasons. It's the tilt of the planet in relation to the sun. That's why the northern and southern hemisphere have opposite seasons.

[@wikus_vt1234]

Happy Hotdog your are fucking stupid

[@xylmo1040]

Doctor Shen You sure are fun at parties.

[@RocketLR]

"Advancements in material technology"... **Nasa scientists rubbing sunscreen allover the satellite**

[@Ash-vy4dc]

Mercury: You're like really hot Mercury: How are you single? Sun: I hurt anyone who gets to close :( 1lyk 1cri

[@somebodytouchamyspaghet5285]

ayayayaa

[@marinaraman8238]

LOL

[@leosanchez8727]

WHY UNIVERSAL LIFE WHYYYYYYY

[@BanditRants]

Hey NASA, does your probe have room for my sister?

[@cloroxdaily2782]

lool

[@tonyrawmen4966]

take mine too

[@alexjonesgotthedocuments3882]

BanditRants your video on artificial intelligence was unreal! editing was phenomenal, had me truly awe-stricken!

[@wunkus9821]

I think there's room for Trump, too. He'll have a cup of covfefe with the sun.

[@alphasquad8542]

NASA we do for every one

[@shreyvaghela3963]

Maybe the bulb is going off and they need to change the old one to the new one (I challenge anyone who can get this reference)

[@islamabdallah7253]

Shrey Vaghela UGGGHHH... I remember hearing that part but I think it's sponge Bob

[@suryanshsomani7916]

Shrey Vaghela ?

[@humakhan1970]

Shrey Vaghela courage the brave cat show (i think i got it right)

[@shreyvaghela3963]

Huma Khan yup you got it right...ahh the good of old days.

[@DaybreakPT]

you mean courage the cowardly dog? lmao

[@matchaa4a]

when people say you will go nowhere

[@niunot8868]

Monalissa Medina and then u get there at NIGHT.

[@bearmandkkk7511]

NiUnOt yup, night in the space, legit

[@dicey78]

Monalissa Medina only took him 90 years

[@shayan-gg]

"Going to sun at night" copied from Scott Manley Fly safe

[@papiharpy7547]

You are one honest and kind man to put those words into your comment. Stay safe, you earned my respect

[@thearchitect3497]

Papi Harpy lol

[@shayan-gg]

😂

[@madameboss5225]

Wow, you are one of the few people I ever saw do that. Wish there could be more people like you

[@johanflores667]

Not all heroes wear capes,my lad.Have a wonderful day.

[@Zombiewizard]

The Sun is a deadly lazer

[@uvbe]

Zombiewizard Not anymore there's a blanket

[@tephlin1405]

oh, ok.

[@zaanga7340]

Let me guess you saw it from "the entire history of the world I guess " video

[@davinator_peepo2102]

Not anymore there's a blanket!

[@gdmemelord6237]

We can make a religion out of this

[@FinnishArmy]

The only thing I'm super hyped for is the Jame Webb space telescope mission, omg something I am on the brim of crying about, it's going to be so beautiful and mesmerizing if they complete it with no faults.

[@FinnishArmy]

Oh yes, can't wait to see back into time even further than we can now!

[@davecarvell]

FinnishArmy -- I can't wait to see the pictures from it!

[@viharcontractor1679]

NASA feel free to take some flat earthers with you to see how they behave in 1300c.

[@TheDankTiel]

NASA's next mission: launch a giraffe to saturn's rings

[@sowbhagya824]

the Koreans already went there at night landed and returned safely

[@rotanux]

qwerty we lol

[@lilplant2250]

yay Celsius!

[@rebekahfreeman4613]

Still like flat earthers sound crazy?

[@ablone]

National Socialist Europe Flattards are crazy

[@KushRainbow420]

in b4 we discover sun people

[@i_read_bad_reviews]

I wonder what flat earth is saying about this .

[@i_read_bad_reviews]

TheGravitySimmer yes I know ... I am talking about "flat earthers". I know the earth is round , but there is a surprising amount of people that think it's not . It's funny because you sent that message when I was at the planetarium inside the museum .

[@SueMead]

*+Seeker Julian*, love that you say Parker will be within sniffing distance of our sun, and then go on to quantify that as being 6.2million kms, as if you could tell what perfume it wears. Seriously though, love this mission. I'm a big fan of anything to do with checking out our local planets but as you say, the Sun is the centre of this circus so it would almost be rude not to get to know it a little better.

[@Prorover]

*Easy...just go when it's rainning😎*

[@ThomasBob]

rainning

[@ananimoselty2234]

Andrew Go when it's snowwing.

[@hazehaha]

Ananimoselty no when its thunderrstorming

[@ananimoselty2234]

HawkGaming - BG thunderstormming*

[@ThomasBob]

Ananimoselty that was the joke.

[@niunot8868]

people say that with my mentality i will go no where. thats only becuse they dont know im planning to go at night.

[@papiharpy7547]

First learn how to spell, then space.

[@niunot8868]

Papi Harpy does U mean eye didnt get the job?

[@niunot8868]

iLoveSmartMovies instead of saying, what do u care and argue with u. i would rather say that i didnt know i was doing stand up. im not makimg a joke, im simply implying that u dont know what i mean. ty tho.

[@marshmellow5344]

just curious. why are they showing us orange/yellow sun at outer space when the real color of sun is white?

[@salmanabdulrahim7711]

you guys are making awesome videos....i really love those. can you find more videos on aircraft?

[@nikriin3736]

That last comment on the mission (even though it was an intended joke) nearly killed my brain cells

[@thakshakdharshan242]

Q - Did you hear about the blonde who stayed up all night to see where the sun went? A - It finally dawned on him…

[@2009shumy]

You need something cold to keep that thing cool, try my ex gf's heart.

[@MrJin111]

Petar Ivanovic awwwwwwwww

[@omkarchavan6563]

Normally girls r hot naa😰😂

[@TengkuRezki]

NASA: WE ARE GOING THERE ... never happens

[@sophiaruizuvalle2523]

you said "Corona" so many times i want a beer now, fun fact, "corona" is spanish for "crown"

[@ssjharambe2336]

easy, go there at night 😎

[@abdulrahmanalzeidi3811]

Cayden Skinner no shit LOL

[@amuir6969]

Cayden Skinner dude he's joking

[@bernardor]

men, everybody knows that, they are just trying yo he funny

[@bernardor]

I would Say it's just lack of originality, no dumbness

[@Gene2tek]

Cayden Skinner it's a joke lol there's no night or day for the sun

[@craigobrien5098]

Will we get a massive shadow on the earth?

[@radekkutnik7426]

Craig O'Brien Idk if you are joking or actually asking, but just in case i will answer: no we won't.

[@attalan8732]

Pick a point on the sun, let's say it's light is blocked by the probe. Problem is, a completely different point on the immensely massive sun just shines its light where the other point was supposed to shine. The sun is simply too large for a tiny probe to make a difference.

[@carlosantuckwell]

To Seeker: I did an electronics course in the 1990's and in one of the electronics magazines I subscribed to, they mentioned a solar probe that was going to explore the Sun's poles. I never heard any more about it. What happened to that?

[@coldcase8085]

*NASA:* We’re sending a rocket to the sun! *People:* Wah its gonna burn on fire *NASA:* No no don’t worry We are sending it at night

[@BarackObamah]

guys pls don't forget to put sunscreen

[@saltysalt9213]

Pfft, easy don't go at night, go at winter

[@pluto3905]

Took me a moment to realize he was joking about the night mission at the end. I just had the biggest grin.

[@Bleach420]

Thank you for adding metric measurements.

[@christiandevey3898]

Eww probing your son

[@MigelAnjel84]

I can't believe you said Corona is a beverage for adults...

[@Grid88]

Thanks God Seeker is back.

[@CoverBrazilian]

My local weather channel failed to predict the weather the ENTIRE WEEK, and yet, we're sending probes close to the sun? Hmm...

[@naturalpuppy3990]

Covfefe

[@forrestl5597]

the sun is sad. so cold at night.

[@NakedAvanger]

Natural Puppy what?

[@jojothermidor]

Ugh God here we go.

[@Nokenheimer]

uGh GOd heRe wE gO.

[@AntroOMEGA]

Corfefe has been summoned

[@epicscreenname989]

*THE EARTH IS FLAT, WE DONT REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN*

[@epicscreenname989]

Keep spreading your lies discovery/NASA

[@akshat3516]

Epic Screen name lol i bet a new born baby has more brain than you

[@epicscreenname989]

The Ashen One that's ridiculous

[@epicscreenname989]

The Ashen One even a baby is smart enough to know what I'm saying is true

[@vapenation7061]

Epic Screen name lol noob you're wrong. it's actually a giant swastika alien hologram illuminati

[@zaanga7340]

Sun:the sun is a deadly laser NASA:we will put a blanket around our space ship !!

[@chadim33]

why didn't i think about that, just go at night, everything is so clear now, you opened my mind thank you Morpheus

[@Som3asly]

NASA could y'all take tdumb wid y'all

[@BanjoMomma]

Including you, right? you can't even spell with correctly.

[@BanjoMomma]

Yeah haha

[@Som3asly]

Doge stfu dog

[@rithvighachandrasekaran6960]

Yay! I was early this time...

[@tommyjohson3193]

Congratulation You awarded the stupidest achievement of your life

[@RisingMooon]

that joke near the end was absolutely great xD

[@SputnikCrisis]

wish the video was longer, no explanation of the many trips around Venus it will take to get that close and of how truly hard it is to get close to the sun, harder than getting out of the Solar System!

[@cup_check_official]

his wrinkled t shirt is bothering me so much...

[@Gene2tek]

Tell Me This it's starting to bother me now since you mentioned the wrinkles

[@cup_check_official]

udontknow mr Muahahaha 3:)

[@cup_check_official]

Talha Siddiqui then stop putting it in your mouth

[@brokenacoustic]

Tell Me This why'd you let him do it in the first place?? lol

[@jasonpuddin2212]

In my humble scientific opinion Hottest part of the sun or any star.... page 3.

[@hew2936]

what?

[@zdenek3010]

I came to this video to make a joke about night, but even videomakers were faster than me.

[@OfficialBluGAMING]

Imagine someone looking at the sky and he/she s see's the probe and they panic thinking that they are aliens . LMFAO

[@CariagaXIII]

strap trump in it

[@Donglator]

then give it a Mcflurry

[@shakesmctremens178]

give me 5 minutes with him first

[@Fiatluc]

This is gonna be a lot of faking work.

[@CaddyBM60]

Juniper Diaz explain please

[@Ohakoo]

Bogdan I true lolz

[@Fiatluc]

Bogdan I If you're following seeker's facebook page, you'd find their post about that rover on mars whose tires had worn off. You'll find my question in there too. 😂 Whose taking te shot?

[@ablone]

Bogdan Don't bother with these retards. Let's hope they get out of the gene pool.

[@Fiatluc]

Those who stops questioning things and just accept it as it is are the one who're real retards. You're eating whatever's feed on to you, not questioning if it's just a candy flavored shit.

[@Saimeren]

It took me a second to get that joke, and then I laughed so hard! Thanks Julian. You made me smile today.

[@mysteriousglitch]

I'm excited for seeing an actual spaceship capable of warp speed, not FTL since FTL is currently and probably always will be impossible do to the gain of mass the faster you go. But warp speed is warping space from point A to point B! Once were able to get off this rock and explore other planets for life and suitable planets for colonization, then that will be the day I try my best to join the mission for going such a distance. Would be nice to actually see what other lifeforms look like other than predictions and concept cgi

[@chickenfinger2920]

I'm really into this channel and their covfefe of future NASA missions

[@MC-gj8fg]

So, falling straight into the sun is so difficult because you have to arrest all the angular speed created by the earth's motion around the sun, which costs a great deal of energy. What I don't understand is why this is necessary to impact the sun. Presumably we're coming as close to the sun as we are on this upcoming mission not because we're we're flying straight at it after slowing all that momentum, but likely because we're sling shotting the probe into a highly elliptical orbit. Could we not simply create an orbit elliptical enough that on one or another passes the object in question could be made to impact the sun?

[@TheOswald42]

sun: oh nice, a human satellite, ok then, here's my heartwarming welcome, *launch solar flare*

[@fatli3138]

Well, I hope they install really good cooling system on the probe.

[@glasbenijukebox]

Nice CGI videos where it was done in After Effects do you have tutorial i could use some in my music channel i already have an ORB in space;)

[@valkhii]

Julian! Unrelated question but could You please tell me what kind of glasses You are wearing? I really like that frame and might want to try it on myself :)

[@AliHSyed]

could you do a video about the orbital science required to get something to the Sun? it's actually pretty interesting.

[@shpageltheduck6098]

That cheeky astronomy joke at the end

[@bobbyharper8710]

They wouldn't be able to see the sun at night but they could wait and launch on a cloudy day.

[@Supermario0727]

Rumour has it they're going to roast marshmallows over it.

[@DaJukes]

I learned about this like 3 days ago... WHY DO I NEED YOU.

[@jordanrader9281]

i want to see a manned mission to mercury and venus bucket list right there and also would it be possible for a probe to somehow take a sample of the sun obviously without landeing on the sun even if it were possible to do so?

[@mistertagnan]

I can predict the future to a point. A few months back I came up with an idea for a solar "impactor"

[@jimmyolsen2725]

I thought they were going there to make a Dyson's Sphere I'm disapointed :(

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

this is not my home game even by a far stretch but ... would there be any advantage to have a cone shape nose always pointing towards the sun to deflect "stuff" like heat and radiation?

[@sudipk.c.5941]

what's date of probe launch in 2018?

[@zaxtor]

They should use hafnium tantalum carbide to get even closer to the sun. That material is superhard and has a mohs scale of about 9 and melts at 3,990 C or (7,214 F)

[@cinnamonbunz4ever327]

"It'll whitstand a temperature over 2,500 degrees! *grins like Edna E.Mode*

[@Leefekyn]

With one of those probes, you can finally run an AMD at acceptable temps!

[@Lightning_Lance]

Parker Solar Probe? Oh, so it's *almost* a flawless design.

[@TheVictorious98]

I thought twice's "knock" we're playing in the background in the beginning 😅

[@AlexTrusk91]

Hey Seeker (DNews will always be there for fans btw), i have a simple question i didn't manage to find an answer to: Does the ISS got a wifi password? Just wanted to know if i can get free wifi if i can get a ride close enough to the station :D

[@emmybee5189]

I have an idea. How about? We rename it...wait for it... the Big Shaq

[@feynstein1004]

So the Parker probe is a Parker square in terms of going to the sun. Well played, NASA. Well played.

[@dlhbstudios]

That's nice that they named the probe after Mr. Parker, but seriously why not Icarus???

[@waterbearstudioss]

Why was the old video deleted

[@EastyyBlogspot]

I cannot wait for the day where the first person can walk on the sun

[@mmicoski]

Fantastic! The probe will be 4 Million km from the "Surface" or from the center of the Sun?

[@bhavyahirani9206]

All the best NASA for your this mission. Hope you will be successful in it.

[@mikenunubis4933]

My guess is that it will be sunny and warm there with zero percent chance of precipitation...

[@l.lambert9269]

NASA is going to Hell, a probe to the Sun gives them an idea of just how hot it will be.

[@l.lambert9269]

I would rather think there is and find out there isn't, than think their isn't and find out there is. Where did you get your information?

[@baconlettuce3179]

i looked at the published date and thought to myself "wait a sec, it isnt june yet" the i looked at the calender and realized that im an idiot

[@deepspace5121]

I saw a big star earlier so close to the moon. It's unusual for me to see that because whenever I do star gazing, I saw distant stars only from the moon. I bet it's not the probe bc it's very tiny and not visible to the naked eye hehe #justsharing

[@thecpt6265]

would it have a solar panels to help it generate energy ? , I'm not quite sure how to say it but if you understood what I mean then please answer

[@Shiro-ii6nw]

Haha did anyone else laugh at his joke in the end

[@ngrinshift4383]

i want to know more about what is inside the kuiper belt