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  Mission to touch the Sun, NASA's Parker Solar Probe to be launched next week

  Science | August 02, 2018 15:44 IST

  The mission will perform the closest-ever observations of a star when it travels through the Sun's outer atmosphere, called the corona.

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  NASA's Parker Solar Probe to 'touch' Sun in 2018!

  Science | December 31, 2017 19:55 IST

  NASA is turning 60 in 2018 and the agency is looking forward to launching a slew of important missions in the coming year, including one to "touch" the Sun.

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  Solar Impulse 2 bids adieu to India, leaves for Myanmar

  India | March 19, 2015 13:23 IST

  Varanasi: The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the aircraft powered with sun's energy, which is on a round the world trip, has left from Varanasi early morning today for its next destination Mandalay in Myanmar.The aircraft

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  What the solar aircraft going round the world want to teach us

  India | March 18, 2015 12:17 IST

  The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) circumnavigating the world isn't doing it without a purpose. The aircraft powered with sun's energy and without a single drop of fuel is an utter hard slog of 12 long