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NASA probe to make Christmas Eve trip to sun’s surface: ‘Uncharted territory’
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will swoop toward the fiery surface of the sun on Christmas Eve, traveling closer to the massive star than any human-made object has before. Parker is on course to zoom ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe phones home after surviving historic close sun flyby. It's alive!
The spacecraft flew within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface to "touch the sun" on Christmas ...
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NASA’s Solar Probe Will Make History on Christmas Eve by Zooming Closer to the Sun Than Ever
The Christmas Eve flyby is the first of three at the same distance from the Sun, taking full advantage of the spacecraft’s daredevil capacities. NASA Parker Solar Probe Solar System stars the ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its closest approach to the sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe skimmed the sun on Christmas Eve and lived to tell the tale. The heat-hardened spacecraft made its closest solar flyby yet at 6:53 a.m. EST on December 24. It came ...
Donna Vickroy: Mission accomplished for late suburban astrophysicist who proved his doubters wrong
While Earthlings were wrapping gifts and preparing holiday buffets this past Christmas Eve, a rocket named for a south ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun
"The data that will come down from the spacecraft will be fresh information about a place that we, as humanity, have never ...
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NASA confirms Parker Solar Probe survived solar close encounter
NASA has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe is safe and fully operational after its Christmas Eve close encounter with the Sun. On December 24, 2024, the robotic probe came within a record 3.8 ...
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Nasa spacecraft ‘operating normally’ after closest-ever approach to sun
On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface while moving at 430,000 miles per hour, according to Nasa An artist’s impression of the Parker Solar ...
NASA probe ‘touches the Sun’ and records 'creepiest noise ever heard'
A NASA probe has 'touched the Sun' in a historic moment, capturing the sound of solar flares as they fly out through space.
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The probe passed 6.1 million km from the solar surface, experiencing temperatures of around 980ºC NASA Goddard Space Flight ...