Nasa to launch Solar Probe Plus mission to the surface of the SUN to protect Earth[tr]

The Sun ^ | 27th February 2017, 12:10 pm | MARGI MURPHY

[COBOL2Java]

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Massive solar flares have the potential to shut down power grids on Earth and wreak havoc on navigation systems

NASA is gearing up to send a robot to the Sun to help prepare for a “huge solar event” that could wreak havoc on Earth

The Solar Plus Probe will come within four million miles of the sun’s surface, facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft has endured before.

[RandallFlagg]

Anyone see the movie Sunshine?

[oldbill]

Why don’t they land it at night?

[moonhawk]

I think so—the one where they’re headed toward the sun in a spaceship, to save the world or something?

First thing I thought of, too.

[cba123]

This strikes me as left-over Obamafoolery.

Trump will turn Nasa around.

[fhayek]

I think that you can only land on the darkside.

[Telepathic Intruder]

This story is about on par with anything coming out of CNN.

[Elderberry]

"to the surface of the SUN"

Yeah, right.

[Frank_2001]

Throw a couple of hydrogen bombs into it, that ought to quiet it down a bit! ;)

[CyberAnt]

“... land on the surface of the Sun ...”

REALLY ..?? LOL

[CincyRichieRich]

Well, they have a better shot at stopping global warming this way, since the sun causes any climate change.

[WENDLE]

This is a joke- right?

[Blue Collar Christian]

There’s got to be a “satire” label in here somewhere...

[TonyM]

Can we get a McCain and a few dems from congress to crew it and radio back temperature readings on decent?

[beethovenfan]

And it’s going to do what, exactly? Maybe turn down the heat a little?

[polymuser]

LOL!

Maybe Bill Clinton’s got some suggestions for withstanding that environment...

[21twelve]

“The Solar Plus Probe will come within four million miles of the sun’s surface, facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft has endured before.”

Well - within four million miles is still a lot closer than we are. But I do wonder - they are going all that way, they might as well land, grab some samples and bring them back.

(I know WE could use some samples - it’s been rainy and cloudy here for numerous days.)

[wally_bert]

How about a journey to the far side of the sun?

[TYVets]

NASA is looking for a big grant to study “the problem”?(/s)

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Looking at a photo, it might not be a bad idea because the Solar Probe has an ISIS Suite. :-)