<p>On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make the closest approach to the sun ever. We’ll learn about the science behind the mission.</p>



<p>And the Fish and Wildlife Service wants to place the monarch butterfly on the Endangered Species List.</p>

On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make the closest approach to the sun ever. We’ll learn about the science behind the mission. And the Fish and Wildlife Service wants to place the monarch butterfly on the Endangered Species List.

Monarch butterflies and a solar probe

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