https://phys.org/news/2018-08-nasa-spacecraft-straight-sun-glittering.html

The U.S. got a glimpse of the sun's glowing, spiky crown, or corona, during last August's coast-to-coast total solar eclipse. "Well, Parker Solar Probe's going to be in there," said project scientist Nicola Fox of Johns Hopkins University.

Here's why the Parker spacecraft is so tough and why scientists are so hot for this first-of-its-kind mission: