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NASA to send solar probe closer to sun than ever before

In less than 24 hours, NASA will launch a historic mission, sending a spacecraft closer to the sun than ever before. The Parker Solar Probe will embark on a nearly seven-year venture, becoming the first spacecraft to have a direct encounter with a star. The $1.5 billion mission will revolutionize our understanding of the sun. Omar Villafranca reports.
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