The Sun has a radius of about 4,35,000 miles (7,00,000 km). Photo Credit: NASA As a star, the Sun doesn’t have any moons, but the planets and their moons orbit the Sun.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed is 2nd ultra-close flyby of the sun, and survived to transmit its data back to Earth.

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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).

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A Nasa spacecraft is on the edge of an unprecedented achievement as it attempts to make the "touch" the Sun today. Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe - the fastest man-made object in existence - is on a ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is just days away from flying into the Sun — or through its outer layers, depending on how you look at the maneuver — in a daring bid to glean the secrets of our star ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second science-gathering flyby of the sun, the space agency announced earlier this week. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second close flyby of the sun, the space agency announced earlier this week. The car-sized spacecraft swooped within 8 million miles (6.1 ...