NASA sent its Parker Solar Probe just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun — and it survived. The probe transmitted ...

According to NASA, the Parker Solar Probe reached speeds of up to 430,000 miles per hour, enduring temperatures as high as ...

Launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun, Parker has since flown straight through its crownlike outer atmosphere, ...

The spacecraft survived scorching temperatures at a record proximity, and is expected to send details of its close call in ...

Parker Solar Probe is operating normally after passing just 6.1 million kilometres above the Sun’s surface, NASA says.

Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024.

By Katrina Miller On Dec. 24, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe swooped closer than it ever had before to the sun, just a few million ...

NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun has confirmed that it survived its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun’s surface on ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe safely completed the closest-ever approach to the Sun, advancing our understanding of solar phenomena. Passing 3.8 million miles close to the solar surface, it aims to ...

On Christmas Eve, the spacecraft approached within 3.8 million miles of the Sun’s surface—the closest any spacecraft has ...

Breaking records on September 21 2023, the uncrewed Parker Solar Probe traveled unthinkable lengths at a remarkable speed on ...