NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home First detailed update

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."
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’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 has survived the closest-ever Sun flyby
NASA sent its Parker Solar Probe just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun — and it survived. The probe transmitted a signal back to Earth on the night of December 26th, “indicating it’s in good health and operating normally,” according to NASA.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Flies Closer to the Sun Than Any Object Ever Has
NASA's Parker Solar Probe was poised to make history on Tuesday with a record-breaking flight around the Sun -- although the news won't be confirmed until Friday. It's expected that the spacecraft set a new benchmark early Christmas Eve morning,
On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer than ever to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the sun than ever before. Astrophysicist Nour Rawafi explains how this mission could help solve the sun's most perplexing mysteries.
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.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun’s scorching surface
NASA has confirmed that a spacecraft has made the closest approach to the sun. Earlier this week, the Parker Solar Probe passed within a mere 3.8 million miles of the sun.
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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Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
The Parker Solar Probe's mission is to study the sun in unprecedented detail. The revolutionary solar probe became the first spacecraft to "touch" the sun when it swooped inside the sun's ...
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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 took ...