The spacecraft flew within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface to "touch the sun" on Christmas ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben A NASA spacecraft is about to give astronomers ...

Editor’s Note (12/27/24): Mission controllers for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe have announced that the spacecraft beamed a preplanned beacon tone back to Earth that indicated good health and ...

The daring NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT) on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is spending Christmas Eve on a history-making attempt to fly closer to the sun than we have ever been before — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A NASA spacecraft is about to give astronomers an epic early Christmas present with the closest ...

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).

On Christmas Eve morning, NASA's Parker Solar Probe broke a new record with its closest approach ever to the sun. The NASA spacecraft is believed to have completed the history-making approach to ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday morning when it flew through the atmosphere of the Sun, becoming the closest human-made object to reach a star. The spacecraft was launched in Aug. 2018 ...

Christmas will be warm and bright for one NASA mission this year. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will swoop toward the fiery surface of the sun on Christmas Eve, traveling closer to the massive star ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday morning when it flew through the atmosphere of the Sun, becoming the closest human-made object to reach a star. The spacecraft was launched in Aug ...