A NASA Spacecraft Is About to Fly Through Sun

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.
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.
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.
Parker Solar Probe Will Make Closest-Ever Approach To Sun
On December 24, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make the closest-ever approach to the sun by a spacecraft. Parker has made more than 20 close approaches to the sun before, but this one will swoop in even closer than 3.8 million miles away from the sun’s surface.
'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will swoop within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun's surface at a whopping 430,000 mph (690,000 kph), breaking its own records for speed and closest approach to our star.
A NASA space probe will fly into the sun on Christmas Eve
We're just days away from the Parker Solar Probe making its closest approach yet to the sun. The little spacecraft will barrel through the sun's outer
LIVE: NASA Scientist on Parker Solar Probe’s incredible journey
You may think that you have a long way to travel for Christmas, but it doesn’t match this incredible journey. On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make it’s closest pass by the Sun, coming within 3.
Parker Solar Probe will soon go deeper into the sun than ever before
On 24 December, the Parker Solar Probe will be the closest human-made object ever to a star, taking unprecedented measurements of the sun
Spacecraft to investigate solar wind, sun's corona during closest approach in history
The Parker Solar Probe is built to withstand extremely high temperatures, protecting its instruments while it takes measurements.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe to make history Christmas Eve
SHREVEPORT, La. - A historic day is set to take place Dec. 24. NASA is on a mission to "touch the sun" with their Parker Solar probe.
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,
NASA probe to make Christmas Eve trip to sun’s surface: ‘Uncharted territory’
The Parker probe was launched in 2018 as part of NASA’s Living With a Star program with the aim of “touching” the sun. It has ...
History-making closeup of our sun will come Christmas Eve — if the probe doesn’t melt
It will be the fastest a human-made object has ever traveled, putting us closer than ever to the source of life on Earth.
Watch: NASA Experts Discuss Mission to 'Touch the Sun'
Parker Solar Probe is "venturing into a region of space that we never visited before," astrophysicist Nour Rawafi said.
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Touching a star; NASA probe set to make record-setting solar approach!
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is on track to make this approach on Christmas Eve, sending never-before-seen solar data straight ...