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NASA's Parker Solar Probe phones home

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.

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Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby of the sun, NASA confirms

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 in 1969. Now, we know it survived.

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This is how close NASA's Parker Solar Probe will fly by the sun

The Parker Solar Probe is expected to pass within an "unprecedented" 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, according to NASA. "It's about to be on its closest approach to the sun," Rayl said.

The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Heads for Its Close-Up With the Sun

The mission’s close-up with the sun is the culmination of a dream that dates to the dawn of the space age, but progress was ...

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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 ...

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