NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever
The close approach was timed to coincide with the most active period of the sun’s 11-year cycle of activity. This busy phase, which is typically characterized by a flurry of solar storms and high magnetic activity, is known as the solar maximum.
History-making NASA probe flies closer to the sun than ever before — and breaks speed record
The Parker Solar Probe passed within just 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface — seven times closer to the burning ball of gas than any other mission has gotten.
NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records
Early on Christmas Eve in 2024, a NASA craft swooped at blazing speed through the sun's atmosphere.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest-ever point to the sun on Christmas Eve
NASA's record-breaking Parker Solar Probe will smash its own personal bests for proximity to the sun and fastest speed by a human-made object when it whizzes past our star on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).
History-making probe attempts closest-ever approach to the sun
On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe was set to become the closest spacecraft to the sun, flying within a few million miles of the solar surface.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles (6 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface.
NASA spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe was expected to make history on Tuesday by flying into the sun's outer atmosphere called the corona on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth's closest star.
NASA probe makes closest-ever pass by the sun
Launched in August 2018, the spaceship is on a mission to help forecast space-weather events that can affect life on Earth
NASA spacecraft touches Sun’s atmosphere, breaking record
The concept of touching the Sun can be traced back to the ancient Greek myth of Icarus, but scientists at NASA have turned that idea into a reality. On Dec. 24th, their Parker Solar Probe managed to travel to just within 3.
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Getting a closer look at the sun while it’s at solar maximum
it is providing researchers a never-before-seen look at the sun and how it behaves during solar maximum. The Parker Solar Probe is the closest human-made object to ever near the sun, coming ...