In a groundbreaking first, the Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its closest encounter with the Sun. So where ...

The probe will complete 24 orbits of the sun over its seven-year lifespan and fly seven times closer to our star than any other spacecraft. The Parker Solar Probe's closest approach to the sun ...

The Parker Solar Probe's historic close encounter with the Sun promises to unlock mysteries about solar winds and the corona's extreme temperatures.

NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun has confirmed that it survived its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun’s surface on ...

The Parker Solar Probe, traveling at 430,000 mph, reaches 3.8 million miles from the Sun. Scientists now wait for a signal ...

Thomas Zurbuchen was the head of science at NASA from 2016 to 2022.

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On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), a NASA spacecraft made history by coming closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has before. This record-breaking feat was conducted by the Parker Solar Probe ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has been breaking records since the day it launched as the fastest space mission in history. Now, ...

Parker Solar Probe has phoned home!After passing just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface on Dec. 24 — the closest solar flyby in history — we have received Parker Solar Probe’s beacon ...

NASA's Parker ... of all its 24 scheduled orbits. Parker's final two close approaches will be March 22 and June 19, 2025. Within two months of launching, the Parker Solar Probe in October ...