NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Dares To Dance With Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
A NASA spacecraft is about to make the closest approach to the sun. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest-ever point to the sun on Christmas Eve
NASA's record-breaking Parker Solar Probe will smash its own personal bests for proximity to the sun and fastest speed by a human-made object when it whizzes past our star on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).
NASA's solar probe is about to fly closer to the sun than any human-made object ever
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.
A NASA Spacecraft Is About to Fly Through the Sun
Forget the cautionary tale of Icarus. NASA's daring Parker Solar Probe is gearing up to fly into the Sun to glean the secrets of our star's megahot winds, Ars Technica reports. Ever since it launched in 2018,
All systems 'go' as Parker Solar Probe approaches closest encounter with Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is operating normally and remains on schedule for a record-setting close encounter with the Sun on Christmas Eve, mission controllers say.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Dares To Dance With the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is poised for its closest approach to the Sun on December 24. By December 27, following its perilous journey near the Sun, Parker is expected to transmit data, offering new insights into solar phenomena.
NASA probe to make history by flying closer to the sun than ever before
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to fly its closest ever flight around the Sun on Christmas Eve. The agency said the probe was on course to fly 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun just before 7 a.
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Parker Solar Probe is "venturing into a region of space that we never visited before," astrophysicist Nour Rawafi said.
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