Upcoming Events | June 14-18, 2021
Parker One
The first annual Parker Solar Probe conference will be held from June 14-18, 2021. The conference is open to the entire heliophysics community.
Learn more at http://parkerseries.jhuapl.edu/ »
Countdown to next milestone
Aphelion: March 9, 2021, 03:38 UTC
Next countdown: Mar 9, 2021 3:38:29
Current Records Set By Parker Solar Probe
What is Parker Solar Probe?
A scientific mission to unlock the mysteries of the Sun's corona and solar wind
A spacecraft that uses breakthrough technology and autonomy to endure heat and radiation like no other mission
A unique solar observatory that will orbit within 4 million miles of our star's surface to directly study the formation of the solar wind
The first mission named for a living scientist: Dr. Eugene Parker, who theorized the existence of the solar wind