NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies by Venus before historic sun …
Nov 6, 2024 · Here’s how it works. NASA's Parker Solar Probe should have completed its seventh swing past Venus on Nov. 6 — the spacecraft's final maneuver around the amber planet — in a flyby that nudged ...
Parker Solar Probe - NASA Science
Aug 12, 2018 · NASA's Parker Solar Probe will revolutionize our understanding of the Sun. The spacecraft is gradually orbiting closer to the Sun’s surface than any before it – well within the orbit of Mercury.
Hot Pursuit: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes 18th
Jan 10, 2024 · NASA ’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 18th close approach to the Sun on December 28, 2023, matching its own distance record by skimming just about 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) from the solar surface.
NASA Enters the Solar Atmosphere for the First Time, Bringing …
Dec 14, 2021 · For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The new milestone marks one major step for Parker Solar Probe and one giant leap for solar science.
Parker Solar Probe: Higher, farther, faster in 2024 - Live Science
Jan 9, 2024 · NASA 's Parker Solar Probe has already gotten closer to the sun than any other human-made object. Yet, later this year, the star-skimming spacecraft will get even closer — all while traveling...
News Center - Parker Solar Probe
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed its 16th science orbit, which included a close approach to the Sun (known as perihelion) that brought it within just 5.3 million miles of the solar surface on June 22 while moving at 364,610 miles per hour.
Parker Solar Probe - NASA Blogs
Oct 3, 2024 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 21st close approach to the Sun on Sept. 30, equaling its own distance record by coming within about 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) of the solar surface.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes 1st-of-its-kind observation …
Apr 2, 2024 · NASA's Parker Solar Probe looked into a coronal mass ejection coming from the sun for the first time, detecting some turbulence that has intrigued scientists.
Parker Solar Probe
Oct 8, 2024 · What is Parker Solar Probe? A scientific mission to unlock the mysteries of the Sun's corona and solar wind. A spacecraft that uses breakthrough technology and autonomy to endure heat and radiation like no other mission . A unique solar observatory that will orbit within 4 million miles of our star's surface to directly study the formation of ...
Parker Solar Probe makes historic pass through Sun's atmosphere - BBC
The Parker Solar Probe is one of the most audacious missions ever mounted by the agency. Launched three years ago, its goal is to make repeated, and ever closer, passes of the Sun. The...