According to NASA, the Parker Solar Probe reached speeds of up to 430,000 mph, enduring temperatures as high as 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (982 Celsius). Although the probe is scheduled to orbit the sun ...

In our place, one intrepid robotic explorer, the Parker Solar Probe, has been performing a ... It flies entirely autonomously, changing its position ever so slightly to track the motion of the ...

Our sun is essentially a searing hot sphere of gas. Its mix of primarily hydrogen and helium can reach temperatures ...

The probe would be in a perfect position to study the event mere moments after it occurs, offering scientists swaths of data that could help inform and improve forecasting models. Parker Solar ...

An illustration showing the Parker Solar Probe passing by the sun. NASA NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has phoned home, providing the eagerly anticipated confirmation that it managed to survive its ...

“Parker Solar Probe has phoned home ... when it’s in a better position to communicate with Earth. The new orbit will last for at least the next nine months. Parker will make two more ...

But the big question right now is: Did the Parker Solar Probe survive its close encounter with the sun? At the current time, NASA has no contact with the probe as the sun’s position is obscuring ...

An artist's conception of NASA's Parker Solar Probe passing through the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona. Credit: NASA Early on Christmas Eve in 2024, a NASA craft swooped at blazing speed ...

astronomers hoped the Parker Solar Probe would come even closer to the Sun. One of the first probe designs from the 1990s planned to use gravitational assistance from Jupiter to position the ...

To reach the sun, Parker Solar Probe's path has used seven gravity ... In recent months, it’s been getting into position for today’s record-breaking close approach, completing its final ...