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NASA is preparing to launch the Parker Solar Probe this weekend from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Researchers hope the spacecraft will give scientists an unprecedented look at the sun and by extension our solar system. RT America’s Anya Parampil has this report.

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