NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched ... approximately seven-year lifespan. The solar probe's swooping trajectory around the sun would not be possible without a series of Venus gravity assist ...
The bright object near the center of the image is Mercury, and the dark spots are a result of background correction.Credit...NASA/Naval Research Laboratory/Parker Solar Probe The Parker ...
The Parker Solar Probe will soon be the closest any human ... allow a spacecraft to change its orbit without wasting a lot of fuel," Patricia Reiff, a professor of physics and astronomy at ...