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By Mario Borunda, Oklahoma State University The closest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri. It is about 4.25 light-years away, or about 25 trillion miles (40 trillion km). The fastest ever spacecraft, the now-in-space Parker Solar Probe will reach a top speed of 450,000 miles...

In just a few days, on June 21, we are sending a sandwich into space. No, it’s not a joke. It’s a real event, but of course unusual space exploration. If you think the sandwich cannot provide humans with valuable information, you might want to...