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

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

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is operating normally and remains on schedule for a record-setting close encounter with the Sun on ...

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

It will be the fastest a human-made object has ever traveled, putting us closer than ever to the source of life on Earth.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

The Parker probe was launched in 2018 as part of NASA’s Living With a Star program with the aim of “touching” the sun. It has ...

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