NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its closest approach to the sun
1 day ago · 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 ...
NASA confirms Parker Solar Probe survived solar close encounter - New …
17 hours ago · 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 ...
Nasa's Parker Solar Probe survives closest-ever approach to Sun
It had already swept past the Sun 21 times, getting ever nearer, but the Christmas Eve visit was record-breaking. At its closest approach, the probe was 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from our ...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record …
On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), a NASA spacecraft made history by coming closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has before. This record-breaking feat was conducted by the Parker Solar...
NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human ... - NBC News
Dec 21, 2024 · NASA “tasted” the sun on Christmas Eve. The agency’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest-ever approach to the sun on Tuesday, swooping nearer to our star than any other human-made object...
What time is NASA's Parker Solar Probe closest sun flyby ever on ...
Dec 22, 2024 · Christmas Eve may be a good time to roast chestnuts on the fire (or maybe toast marshmallows), but Parker Solar Probe scientists have built their spacecraft to avoid getting burned by the sun.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest-ever point to the sun …
Dec 22, 2024 · On Christmas Eve, NASA 's Parker Solar Probe will come closer than ever before to "touching the sun," getting more than eight times closer than Mercury does to our home star. It will also smash...
Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby of the sun ...
Dec 24, 2024 · On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing...
On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer than ever to the sun
Nov 15, 2024 · Every three months, it completes a full revolution around the sun, gradually getting closer to the sun. This year, on Christmas Eve, it is expected to get within approximately 3.9 million miles ...
'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe …
Dec 11, 2024 · On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will swoop within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun's surface at a whopping 430,000 mph (690,000 kph), breaking its own...