824K views · 4.1K reactions | Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third known object from outside our solar system to be discovered passing through our neighborhood. ☄ Track its current and future position using our "Eyes on the Solar System" interactive. Here it is passing near Mars in October: go.nasa.gov/4goaV2t All about Comet 3I/ATLAS and NASA's ongoing observations: science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/ | NASA Solar System Exploration | Facebook

78K views · 869 reactions | The numbers are in — Parker Solar Probe will carry 1,137,202 submitted and confirmed names on its journey to the Sun! Submissions opened on March 6, 2018, and closed on April 27 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. A chip containing the names will be installed onto the spacecraft before launch. Thanks to everyone who participated! https://go.nasa.gov/2HBg0r7 | NASA Space Alerts | Facebook

26M views · 172K reactions | You’re looking at the closest-ever images of the Sun. Taken by our Parker Solar Probe during a close flyby, they show the solar wind racing out from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Images and data from this mission are helping scientists better understand the Sun’s influence across the solar system, including events that can affect Earth. https://go.nasa.gov/4kA9vSO | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook