NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun
Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun’s scorching surface
NASA has confirmed that a spacecraft has made the closest approach to the sun. Earlier this week, the Parker Solar Probe ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun
The daring NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT) on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to fly through sun’s corona
In 2018, NASA scientists launched the Parker Solar Probe on what they call “a mission to touch the sun.” Since then ... Probe will zip through the solar corona at about 690,000 kph, passing ...
Nasa to fly world’s fastest object closer to the Sun than ever before
Nasa is flying the fastest human-made object ever made closer to the Sun than anything has ever been before. The space agency ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Preps for Record-Breaking Christmas Eve Flyby
The Parker Solar Probe will swoop just 6.1 million kilometers above the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Scientists are ...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
NASA's Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. On Tuesday, Parker will pass within a ...
Solar Orbiter’s Stunning New Views of the Sun Reveal Hidden Dynamics
The Solar Orbiter mission has produced unprecedented high-resolution images of the Sun, showcasing the complex interplay of ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
Since then, it has flown straight through the sun's corona: the outer atmosphere visible during a total solar eclipse. The next milestone: closest approach to the sun. Plans call for Parker on ...