NASA's Parker ... solar wind, measuring the properties of electrons, protons and helium ions. The Wide-field Imager for Solar Probe Plus (WISPR) is a telescope that makes three-dimensional images ...

The spacecraft flew within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface to "touch the sun" on Christmas ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe conducts groundbreaking studies of the Sun, revealing insights into solar winds and space weather ...

Since its launch in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe has returned remarkable images. Its previous near-distance encounters withthe Sun has enabled it to take images of the Sun’s corona, offering ...

The NASA mission broke its own record as it seeks to teach us more about our Sun, as well as reveal other secrets of the ...

The Parker Solar Probe is attempting ... snapped captivating pictures and yielded insights about Venus. The first WISPR images of Venus taken in July 2020 during the probe’s third flyby.Credit ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has once again made ... becoming the first spacecraft to "touch the sun" in 2021; capturing images of Venus' surface in visible wavelengths and studying its atmosphere ...

NASA's Parker Solar ... how the spacecraft fared in the early hours of Dec. 27 after a beacon signal confirms both the flyby's success and the overall state of the spacecraft. Images gathered ...

Stunning images of Venus. The discovery of dust streams within Mercury’s orbit. As the Parker Solar Probe approaches its closest and most technically challenging orbit, the spacecraft has mapped ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally published Dec. 24 and updated Friday, Dec. 27 at 10:45 a.m. EST to confirm that the Parker Solar Probe had ... NASA announced. Images gathered during ...

NASA's Parker Solar ... of overall spacecraft and subsystem/instrument health, including whether Parker's data recorders are full." The probe should transmit the bulk of the images and science ...