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What’s up with the Parker Solar Probe? Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down humanity’s closest approach to the Sun, why the probe hasn’t melted, and what scientists are hoping to learn.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction: The Parker Solar Probe
00:50 – The Closest Approach to the Sun
1:57 – How The Probe Doesn’t Melt
3:48 – Touching The Sun’s Corona
4:47 – Understanding the Sun