NASA, Parker Solar Probe

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 probe makes closest ever pass by the sun
NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures topping 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit (930 degrees Celsius).
NASA's Parker Solar Probe phones home after surviving historic close sun flyby. It's alive!
A NASA spacecraft has survived a historic close fly of the sun. The mission team received a beacon tone from the Parker Solar Probe, signaling it was still functioning after the record approach.
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.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun early Tuesday, getting within just 4% of the Earth-sun ...
NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records
Early on Christmas Eve in 2024, a NASA craft swooped at blazing speed through the sun's atmosphere.
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NASA probe to make Christmas Eve trip to sun’s surface: ‘Uncharted territory’
cutting through plumes of plasma while circling it on Tuesday morning, the space agency said in a statement. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe “is in good health and operating normally” ahead of its ...
NASA Celebrates as Sun-Exploring Spacecraft Confirms It’s Still Alive
The spacecraft survived scorching temperatures at a record proximity, and is expected to send details of its close call in ...
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