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Create New GPHI Task

To request a creation of a new GΦ task at NASA/GSFC, please submit the Task Worksheet to the GSFC COTR for GPHI Mark Adrian, the HSD Resource Analyst for GPHI Kenneth Mautino and the GPHI Director Jan Merka. Refer to the following procedures Internal Worksheet Procedures with questions.

Parker Space Probe's First Pictures

NASA spacecraft on mission to ‘touch the sun’ sends back first images

Parker Probe Launched on Historic Journey to Touch Sun

Aug. 12, 2018 RELEASE 18-072

Solar Winds

Eugene Parker’s Journey to the Sun

Parker Solar Probe ready for the Sun

The Parker Solar Probe will explore the surface of the Sun like never before.

NASA Selects Proposals to Study Sun, Space Environment

NASA has selected nine proposals under its Explorers Program that will return transformational science about the Sun and space environment...

Solar Simulation At NASA

The scientists’ solar simulation; constructed using IMAX projectors to recreate the heat and light the probe will experience at the surface of the Sun.

5,200 Days in Space

An exploration of life aboard the International Space Station, and the surprising reasons the mission is still worthwhile

Scientists Discover a New Type of Magnetic Event

By Deborah Byrd in EARTH | SPACE | May 16, 2018

Solar System News

New NASA Podcast Helps Listeners Explore Our ‘Curious Universe’ April 6, 2020
NASA’s newest podcast is taking listeners on an adventure to explore the wonders of Earth and help unravel the mysteries of the universe.
NASA Selects Proposals to Study Volatile Stars, Galaxies, Cosmic Collisions March 16, 2020
NASA has selected proposals for four missions that would study cosmic explosions and the debris they leave behind, as well as monitor how nearby stellar flares may affect the atmospheres of orbiting planets.
NASA to Reveal Name of Next Mars Rover, Hold Media Teleconference March 3, 2020
NASA will unveil the name of the agency’s next Mars rover, currently known as Mars 2020, during a live event on NASA Television at 1:30 p.m. EST Thursday, March 5, followed by a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. about the mission and the naming.