Published: Aug. 13, 2018 By

Artist illustration of Parker Solar ProbeÌýFromÌýSpace.com:ÌýAfter decades of scientific brainstorming and years of construction, NASA'sÌýParker Solar ProbeÌýis safely on its way to flying seven times closer to the sun than any mission has before.

Now that the spacecraft is finally off the ground, it won't be long before scientists can start digging into its data — and that data will keep coming for seven years.