NASA said scientists began receiving more detailed telemetry — or "housekeeping data" — from the spacecraft on New Year's Day.

The Parker Solar Probe broke its record by flying closer to the sun than ever before, reaching a distance of just 3.8 million ...

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

NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its ...

See the US achieve many firsts in space exploration this year from SpaceX's wild rocket catch to Intuitive Machines' historic moon landing.

On Christmas Eve, an autonomous spacecraft flew past the Sun, closer than any human-made object before it. Swooping through ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface on December 24, its closest approach ever.

The Parker Solar Probe performed its closest pass of the Sun to date, going within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from the surface on Christmas Eve ...

Launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun, Parker has since flown straight through its crownlike outer atmosphere, ...

Exploring the Sun is one of humanity’s most ambitious scientific pursuits. Understanding the behavior of Earth’s nearest star ...

The Parker Solar Probe aims to help scientists solve the mystery of why the Sun's corona is millions of degrees hotter than ...