NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Dares To Dance With 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).
Parker Solar Probe to break speed record near the sun
Launched into space in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe is increasingly tightening its orbit around the Sun. The most significant moment of the mission will occur on 24th December 2024. The probe will approach the closest distance to the Sun and accelerate to 193 kilometres per second.
NASA Parker Solar Probe to reach 'uncharted territory' of sun's surface on Christmas Eve
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to make its closest ever approach to the sun on Christmas Eve, passing through the corona - the outermost layer of the star - for the first time
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.
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.
NASA is set to touch the sun on Christmas Eve
Drawing a parallel to a past moment in space exploration, Rawafi added, “In 1969, we landed humans on the moon for the first time. This Christmas Eve, we’re essentially embracing a star. It’s hard to imagine anything more exciting.”
What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe's closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?
A NASA spacecraft is about to give astronomers an epic early Christmas present with the closest ever flyby of the sun on Dec. 24, but if you're wondering exactly when the ambitious solar encounter will occur, don't worry. We've got you covered.
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.
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Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore.
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Parker Solar Probe is "venturing into a region of space that we never visited before," astrophysicist Nour Rawafi said.