Nasa's Parker Solar Probe survives closest-ever approach to Sun
It had already swept past the Sun 21 times, getting ever nearer, but the Christmas Eve visit was record-breaking. At its closest approach, the probe was 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from our ...
NASA Reveals Cosmic Christmas Tree and Celestial Wreath …
Dec 26, 2024 · This stunning new image of the “Christmas Tree Cluster” captures the brilliance of a stellar nursery in action. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: Clow, M.; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and K. Arcand. In addition to this cosmic wreath, a new version of the “Christmas tree cluster” is also now available.
Nasa spots Christmas tree in space - BBC Newsround
Dec 22, 2024 · Nasa also released this picture of star cluster NGC 602 - which looks like a Christmas wreath. NGC 602 lies on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), one of the closest galaxies to the ...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record …
Dec 24, 2024 · 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). On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), a NASA spacecraft made history by coming ...
NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human ... - NBC News
Dec 21, 2024 · NASA “tasted” the sun on Christmas Eve. The agency’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest-ever approach to the sun on Tuesday, swooping nearer to our star than any other human-made object in...
NASA probe attempts historic Christmas Eve approach to the sun
Dec 24, 2024 · 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 Christmas Tree Cluster: NGC 2264 with Blinking X-rays | NASA …
Dec 18, 2024 · The “Christmas Tree Cluster,” or NGC 2264, shows a cluster of young stars between one and five million years old. (For comparison, the Sun is a middle-aged star about 5 billion years old—about 1,000 times older.)
How NASA Astronauts Celebrated Christmas 250 Miles Above …
Dec 26, 2024 · The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating contest and built a reindeer from storage bags.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest-ever point to the …
Dec 22, 2024 · On Christmas Eve, NASA 's Parker Solar Probe will come closer than ever before to "touching the sun," getting more than eight times closer than Mercury does to our home star. It will also smash...
On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer than ever …
Nov 15, 2024 · On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the sun than ever before. Astrophysicist Nour Rawafi explains how this mission could help solve the sun's most perplexing mysteries.