The United Launch Alliance is launching its powerful Vulcan rocket on its first national security mission for the U.S. Space ...

Parker Solar Probe was named after the heliophysist Eugene Parker, who first theorized this concept in 1958. Parker was at the launch of the spacecraft with his namesake in 2018.

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur orbital launch vehicle will undertake its first National Security Space Launch (NSSL) ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has captured unprecedented images from just 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) away from the solar surface. These observations shed light on the mechanisms of the solar ...

There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. October 4, 1957 - The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial ...

Four centuries from launch, a vast spacecraft could deliver thousands of people to a world orbiting the nearest star. The ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown closer to the Sun than ever before, offering the first direct glimpse into the turbulent ...

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Now, NASA has released remarkable video captured during the historic flyby, offering the closest views of the sun ever ...

The Parker Solar Probe was 1,500 pounds of ambition when it launched from Florida in 2018, on a seven-year mission to “touch the Sun.” The goal was to have the probe orbit 24 times, using ...

In December, the Parker Solar Probe made history when it made the closest-ever approach to the sun by a spacecraft. As it whizzed by, a camera recorded incredibly detailed images, which show the sun’s ...

Parker’s camera lens didn’t look directly at the sun. Instead, it focused on solar winds. Released from the sun’s surface.