Post navigation The Parker Solar Probe, a space mission launched to study the sun, is set to pass by Venus on August 21st. This is the first of seven flybys which help to increase the probe’s speed as it zips towards the sun. This is the first time a human-built craft has approached the sun this closely, and it will provide unprecedented information about this celestial body. Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was recently found guilty of witness tampering and sentenced to jail by a U.S. judge. Bankman-Fried had attempted to influence certain witnesses while under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. He will now serve a 3-month custodial sentence for his actions.