NASA's record-setting spacecraft was just 3.8 million miles from the sun's surface—the closest any human-made object has ever ...

NASA has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe is safe and fully operational after its Christmas Eve close encounter with the ...

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) mission team in Laurel, Maryland, received the spacecraft’s signal just before midnight EST on December 26. Contact was lost during the closest ...

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.

The space agency’s Parker Solar Probe survived the latest endeavor in its mission to “touch” the sun – flying just 3.8 ...

Hurtling around the sun at approximately 430,000 mph, the uncrewed vehicle is expected to come within 3.8 million miles of ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe survived its closest Sun approach at 3.8 million miles, transmitting data after enduring extreme ...

The Parker Solar Probe was launched Aug. 12 ... and instruments are protected from the sun's heat by a 4.5-inch-thick carbon-composite shield. During its mission, Parker is providing data ...

And you can’t believe it - the heat shield of Parker Solar Probe is basically a piece of carbon foam, but it’s a very special one. It’s really a very special one. When Parker Solar Probe got very ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the Sun than ever before. It traveled at 430,000 mph, making it the fastest ...

The Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed a historic close encounter with the sun, passing through its blazing corona ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived an up-close encounter with the sun, coming closer to the fiery star than any other ...