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The sun west of Merritt, Red from smoke, of the 2017 fire season in the Sothern interior of BC File Photo KDG

Nasa launched a probe to go into the atmosphere of the sun this week. The Parker probe is named after the scientist that first came up with the idea of solar winds. The probe is expected to go within 6.4 million KM of the sun and take data readings from instruments behind a new heat shield. Space weather will be the main focus of the 7 year mission.

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On this Day: August 14th 1975

The Rocky Horror Picture show opens.