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Solar Probe+ to Plunge Directly into Sun's Atmosphere
Description: NASA's daring plan to visit the sun took a giant leap forward today with the selection of five key science investigations for the Solar Probe+ spacecraft. Slated to launch no later than 2018, the smart car-sized spacecraft will plunge directly into the atmosphere of the sun, aiming to solve some of the biggest mysteries of solar physics. [Source: NASA News]
URL: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/02sep_spp/
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Source: NASA News
Publish Date: 9/2/2010
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