Can this Spacecraft Touch the Sun? Parker Solar Probe

It's SUN-believable! As the Parker Solar Probe makes its final flyby of the Sun, Dhara and Ed dig into the headlines on this amazing spacecraft.

And get out your history books as we explore the Carrington Event, a huge solar storm from 1859 that set fire to electrical equipment all over the world! In our modern, electrified world, could this happen again?

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Coming Up Today

00:34 Space WOW!

05:20 Parker Solar Probe Touches the Sun!?

16:14The Carrington Event: Biggest Solar Storm Ever

27:08 Summer Solstice Explained