NASA Solar Probe Sets Controls for the Heart of the Sun, Literally

[Boozy&Bitter]

[quote]the last region of the solar system to be explored by humans.[/quote]

I just love how they include this part, implying that something/someone else has explored our solar system.

[1337]

With the sun's corona being 2 million degrees and all I don't think that thing will last a couple seconds before being vaporized.

[Catastrio]

[QUOTE=Rubs10;24599391]I just love how they include this part, implying that something/someone else has explored our solar system.[/QUOTE]

It's possible that something/someone else has explored our solar system.

[TheBatman]

[QUOTE=FinalHunter;24588412]Wow 2018!

Great timing NASA! Maybe by then we'll have been hit by that solar flare that is supposed to come in 2012-2013.

Why are they waiting so fucking long? NASA needs to get off their ass.[/QUOTE]

Maybe because sending a space probe to the Sun and gathering samples is kind of REALLY FUCKING DIFFICULT.

[Polymorph]

[QUOTE=FinalHunter;24591313]Are you an established and respected physicist?

I don't think so.[/QUOTE]
You don't have to be a master chef to tell a restaurant their food tastes like crap.

[darkrei9n]

[QUOTE=helpiminabox;24604886]You don't have to be a master chef to tell a restaurant their food tastes like crap.[/QUOTE]

Your opinion still means shit though.

[noctune9]

[quote]The SWEAP solar wind experiment will count the electrons, protons and helium ions in the solar wind and measure their properties. It will also catch some in a special cup for analysis.[/quote]
One sun, one cup.

[TheTalon]

[quote]the last region of the solar system to be explored by humans.
[/quote]

Awesome.

[poopsicle]

[QUOTE=TheTalon;24610798]Awesome.[/QUOTE]

More like robots.

[Phir3]

Why would we want to "touch, taste, and smell our sun"?

[poopsicle]

[QUOTE=Phir3;24610866]Why would we want to "touch, taste, and smell our sun"?[/QUOTE]

To see what it feels, tastes and smells like.

[imadaman]

Or to see how it looks like.

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[Achamoth]

[QUOTE=FinalHunter;24588412]Wow 2018!

Great timing NASA! Maybe by then we'll have been hit by that solar flare that is supposed to come in 2012-2013.

Why are they waiting so fucking long? NASA needs to get off their ass.[/QUOTE]

Actually it is good timing, i think we will have recovered from a solar flare after 5-6 years...

[NotSo1337]

[QUOTE=Popular Science;24588300]The car-sized space probe[/QUOTE]

Does it have wheels?

[ZekeTwo]

[QUOTE=imadaman;24611530]Or to see how it looks like.

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I'm seeing those characters everywhere, what the fuck are they from?

[Jeep-Eep]

Homestuck, high on the list of best webcomics ever.