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Helio Highlights: June 2025

NASA's Parker Solar Probe -- with its heat shield facing forward and twin solar panels partially extended -- flies through particles in space.
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Article/Informative Text
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.1 – The Sun is really big…
  • Big Idea 2.2 – The Sun defines the space…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics
  • Energy
  • Heliosphere
  • Solar Wind
  • Sun
Heliophysics Missions
  • Parker Solar Probe
  • Solar Orbiter
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

It takes a lot of work to make space missions happen. This article examines how international efforts from NASA, the European Space Agency, and other partners converged to make the Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter missions a reality, from their construction and launch to the scientific data they are returning now.

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