NASA's Parker Solar Probe launches on its way to "touch" the Sun (CNET News)

Watch NASA launch one of the most ambitious missions to "touch" the sun with the Parker Solar Probe. The Probe will travel within 4 million miles of the Sun to study solar winds and learn how our home star affects weather patterns in space. NASA astronaut says he saw 'something organic/alien like' in space: https://ift.tt/2MiyBJO NASA readies probe to touch the sun with 'cutting-edge heat shield': https://ift.tt/2IYoPXP Subscribe to CNET: https://www.youtube.com/user/cnettv Check out our playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV/playlists Download the new CNET app: https://ift.tt/2fmiQ6l Like us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1930vfU Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnet Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2icCYYm https://ift.tt/2vF3ajl CNET August 12, 2018 at 12:31PM