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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Flies Closer to the Sun Than Any Object Ever Has
NASA's Parker ... the probe is scheduled to orbit the sun two more times, this mission marks the closest it will ever get. The next planned close solar passes are expected to take place March ...
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It survived! NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just phoned home
“This close-up study of the sun allows Parker Solar Probe to take measurements that help scientists better understand how material in this region gets heated to millions of degrees, trace the ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Is Being Pelted by Tiny Plasma Explosions
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Why NASA is flying Parker Solar Probe into the sun
NASA will soon launch its Parker Solar Probe on a mission that will take it closer to the sun than any spacecraft in history. The probe will fly straight into the sun's outer atmosphere ...
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What you need to know about NASA's mission to touch the sun
Scientists have had to take great care to make sure that the Parker Solar Probe doesn't burn up in the process of conducting its important science. The craft comes equipped with a thick shield ...
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The solar wind, explained
The solar wind is a flow of particles that comes off the sun at about one million miles per hour ... In 2018, this dream finally came true. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe—named for Eugene Parker in honor ...
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Parker Solar Probe
In Parker’s first close approach to the Sun, it observed that the solar wind near the Sun was indeed abundant with Alfvén waves. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completes its first trip around the sun ...
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NASA’s mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ just reached a major milestone
$100 off Dyson V15, more “It’s been an illuminating and fascinating first orbit,” Parker Solar Probe Project Manager Andy Driesman said in a statement. “We’ve learned a lot about how the ...
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NASA’s Parker Probe Gets Front Row Seat To CME
A little over a year ago, and about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) from where you’re currently reading this, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe quietly made history by safely flying through ...
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Parker Solar Probe approaching the sun (IMAGE)
Artist’s concept of the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the sun. Launched in 2018, the probe is increasing our ability to forecast major space-weather events that impact life on Earth.
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Parker Solar Probe (IMAGE)
NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission has traveled closer to the Sun than any human-made object before it. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...