NASA's record-breaking Parker Solar Probe will smash its own personal bests for proximity to the sun and fastest speed by a ...

A NASA spacecraft is about to give astronomers an epic early Christmas present with the closest ever flyby of the sun on Dec.

During this close approach, the Parker Solar Probe will cut through plumes of solar plasma, collecting vital data to help ...

The Christmas Eve flyby is the first of three at the same distance from the Sun, taking full advantage of the spacecraft’s ...

According to reports, Parker is expected to transmit a beacon signal to share information about its health and operational ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is scheduled for its closest-ever solar flyby on December 24, 2024, passing within 3.8 million ...

"In 1969, we landed humans on the moon on Christmas Eve; in 2024, we are going to embrace a star," Nour Raouafi, project ...

Thomas Zurbuchen was the head of science at NASA from 2016 to 2022.

A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Since then, it has flown straight through ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to make its record flyby of the Sun — just 6.1 million km — on Christmas Eve. Launched ...

While the world celebrates Christmas, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will bear the heat from the Sun. It is set for another close ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will swoop toward the fiery surface of the sun on Christmas Eve, travelling closer to the massive ...