The probe was just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun as it whipped past at 430,000 miles per hour on December 24.

NASA's record-setting spacecraft was just 3.8 million miles from the sun's surface—the closest any human-made object has ever ...

NASA has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe is safe and fully operational after its Christmas Eve close encounter with the ...

Operations teams have confirmed NASA's mission to "touch" the sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3 ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has beamed home its first detailed update eight days after making a record-breaking approach to the sun, the agency announced. The spacecraft confirmed its systems and ...

On December 24, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe attempted to “touch” the sun and emerge unscathed. The closest approach ever made by a human-made object to our nearest star saw the spacecraft come ...

An illustration showing the Parker Solar Probe passing by the sun. NASA NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has phoned home, providing the eagerly anticipated confirmation that it managed to survive its ...

On New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home more good news about its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun. On Wednesday (Jan. 1), mission ...

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'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 ...