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The Parker Solar Probe just made its closest ever approach to the Sun
On Dec. 26, NASA's Parker Solar Probe went where no mission has gone before and came within 3.8 million miles (6 million kilometers) of the Sun's surface, flying through the solar corona - the Sun ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Flies Closer to the Sun Than Any Object Ever Has
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history on Tuesday with a record-breaking flight around the sun, the space agency has confirmed. The spacecraft set a new benchmark early on the morning of Dec. 24 ...
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What you need to know about NASA's mission to touch the sun
Artist's illustration of the Parker Solar Probe at the sun. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben UPDATE 2: The Parker Solar Probe launched as planned at 3:31 a.m. ET on Sunday morning ...
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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
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 ...