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How Parker Solar Probe Studies the Sun Activity

The Parker Solar Probe in the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Credit: JHU-APL/NASA
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
  • Article/Informative Text
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active…
NGSS
  • PS3 - Energy
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Corona
  • Sunspot
  • Sun
  • Energy
Heliophysics Missions
  • Parker Solar Probe
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

The Parker Solar Probe has gotten closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft. This slide deck presents investigations and resources for looking at how Parker can study the Sun and survive.