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 outer ...

The spacecraft flew within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface to "touch the sun" on Christmas ...

NASA said scientists began receiving more detailed telemetry — or "housekeeping data" — from the spacecraft on New Year's Day ...

Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore. Sure, the spacecraft got some attention when it launched. It is, after all, the fastest-moving object that humans have ever built.

The green dot shows its position as of Dec. 23, 2024. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL The Parker Solar Probe's researchers expect ...

Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore.

The Parker Solar Probe broke its record by flying closer to the sun than ever before, reaching a distance of just 3.8 million ...

On Dec. 24 at 6:53 a.m. Eastern time, the Parker Solar Probe, a NASA spacecraft, will pass within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface, more than seven times closer than any previous mission has.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun early Tuesday, getting within just 4% of the Earth-sun ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe conducts groundbreaking studies of the Sun, revealing insights into solar winds and space weather ...

The spacecraft survived scorching temperatures at a record proximity, and is expected to send details of its close call in ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is operating normally and remains on schedule for a record-setting close encounter with the Sun on ...