The probe is named after the late Eugene N. Parker, a pioneer in solar physics who predicted the existence of the solar wind.

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

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.

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 has beamed home its first detailed update eight days after making a record-breaking approach to the sun, the agency announced. The spacecraft confirmed its systems and ...

The Parker Solar Probe, traveling at 430,000 mph, reaches 3.8 million miles from the Sun. Scientists now wait for a signal ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe skimmed the sun on Christmas Eve and lived to tell the tale. The heat-hardened spacecraft made its closest solar flyby yet at 6:53 a.m. EST on December 24. It came within 6.1 ...

It’s ready to go through the flight path (ph). But the following days, including the closest approach, we had absolutely no idea how Parker Solar Probe was doing. We had to wait until Friday, until ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe raced past the sun at a distance of six kilometers. It seems to have returned safely during the ...

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

It's ready to go through the flight path (ph). But the following days, including the closest approach, we had absolutely no idea how Parker Solar Probe was doing. We had to wait until Friday ...