NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home First detailed update

Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the sun
NASA's record-setting spacecraft was just 3.8 million miles from the sun's surface—the closest any human-made object has ever come to a star
NASA confirms Parker Solar Probe survived solar close encounter
NASA has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe is safe and fully operational after its Christmas Eve close encounter with the Sun. On December 24, 2024, the robotic probe came within a record 3.8 million miles (6.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun
"The data that will come down from the spacecraft will be fresh information about a place that we, as humanity, have never been."
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its closest approach to the sun
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 million kilometers of the surface of the sun, beating its own 2023 record of 7.26 million kilometers.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe: What Happens Next After Sun Flyby?
In a groundbreaking first, the Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its closest encounter with the Sun. So where does this plucky probe go from here?
NASA probe beams home update after record-breaking flyby of sun
NASA said scientists began receiving more detailed telemetry — or "housekeeping data" — from the spacecraft on New Year's Day.
NASA’s Parker probe rings back home after historic sun flyby at 430,000 mph
NASA’s daring Parker Solar Probe plunged deeper into the sun’s atmosphere than any human-made object before. While performing this nail-biting closest approach to the sun’s surface, a tense silence fell over mission control as contact was briefly lost.
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The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Heads for Its Close-Up With the Sun
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 ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby to sun
Icarus has nothing on NASA. The space agency’s Parker Solar Probe survived the latest endeavor in its mission to “touch” the sun – flying just 3.8 million miles above the star’s surface ...
Space.com11d
Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
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 ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe whizzes within 3.8 million miles of sun, setting a record
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived an up-close encounter with the sun, officially coming closer to the fiery star than any other spacecraft before it. The record-breaking solar approach ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe safe after historic closest-ever approach to sun
On Tuesday, the Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the sizzling solar atmosphere and passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface. Just before midnight Thursday ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Flies Closer to Sun Than Any Human-Made Object Ever
Her work has been featured on CNN, NBC, NPR, the BBC, Mashable and more. NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history on Tuesday with a record-breaking flight around the sun, the space agency has ...