NASA's solar probe is about to fly closer to the sun than any human-made object ever

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.

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A Spacecraft Is About to Fly Into the Sun’s Atmosphere for the First Time

On Christmas Eve, NASA's fastest-moving probe will come closer than ever to the surface of the sun.
Wired - 21h
Why Followership Is More Important Than Ever

Our obsession with leadership ignores the people who actually get stuff done.
Inc. - 6d
Why Democrats Lost More Seats in Vermont Than Any Other State

Even though Kamala Harris easily won the state, voters ousted more than two dozen Democratic legislators, who they felt had not addressed an affordability crisis.
The New York Times - Dec. 14
Elon Musk and Tesla Shareholders Are Richer Than Ever

Tesla stock and Elon Musk’s net worth are both smashing record highs.
Inc. - Dec. 12
Americans are paying more than ever for health insurance

Consumers are venting frustrations about health insurance in wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder. Costs have outpaced inflation for years.
CBS News - Dec. 9
Trump's Cabinet woes are back, earlier than ever

President-elect Donald Trump could break the record for most failed Cabinet nominations to start a term.
ABC News - Dec. 9
Conservatives object as Supreme Court ducks case about high school admissions

The Supreme Court sidestepped a new dispute over race in education by declining to consider whether an admissions program for public high schools in Boston unlawfully considered race.
NBC News - Dec. 9
We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we may have spotted a galactic neighbor with all the right molecular ingredients a mere 40 light-years away.
Wired - Dec. 5
Double spacecraft mission will create solar eclipses on demand to study the Sun

Yahoo News - Dec. 3