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 ...

Set your Parker Solar Probe sun flyby clocks for Dec. 24 at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT), Space Fans. A NASA spacecraft is about to give astronomers an epic early Christmas present with the closest ...

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).

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 ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun early Tuesday, getting within just 4% of the Earth-sun ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made a historic attempt to circle the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, which, if successful, would be the closest-ever attempt to do so. The agency will ...

The Parker Solar Probe will endure scorching temperatures of 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit as it performs the closest solar flyby of any human-made object in history Shi En Kim Reporter The holiday ...

An artist's conception of NASA's Parker Solar Probe passing through the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona. Credit: NASA Early ...

A Nasa spacecraft has made history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun. Scientists received a signal from the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A milestone in space exploration is just days away as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe prepares for its closest approach to the sun on Dec. 24. The spacecraft, which launched in ...

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).

A NASA spacecraft is getting ready for a record-setting "closest-ever flight" to the Sun on Christmas Eve. The Parker Solar Probe launched back in 2018 to examine our local star – and will give ...