The Parker Solar Probe mission is a groundbreaking mission to explore the Sun's outer atmosphere and make critical observations that will answer decades-old questions about the physics of how stars work. The mission will provide unprecedented information about the solar wind, the stream of charged particles that flow outward from the Sun, and the Sun's magnetic field, which affects the planets in our solar system. The mission will also help us better understand the processes that drive space weather near Earth and throughout the solar system. By studying the Sun up close, the mission will help us better predict and prepare for space weather events that can disrupt communications, navigation, and other technologies on Earth.
