NASA probe sets record as closest object to the sun

In 2018, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe. Now, six and a half years later, the probe has traveled about 90 million miles to get closer to the sun than any man-made object in history. Here's how the mission data will help NASA.

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sends Signal Home

The probe sent a signal to Earth indicating that it had survived the closest solar encounter ever attempted by a spacecraft.
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NASA spacecraft safe after historic closest-ever approach to sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the sizzling solar atmosphere and passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface.
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Nasa probe successfully completes closest-ever approach to sun

Parker solar spacecraft got the closest any human-made object has ever come to the star. Santa and his reindeer were not the only bodies making a celestial journey on 24 December: Nasa has revealed ...
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Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun

Scientists hope the probe can help us better understand how the Sun works.
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NASA probe attempts historic Christmas Eve approach to the 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 ...
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NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Will Attempt the Closest Ever Pass of the Sun’s Surface

The Parker Solar Probe is attempting the closest ever pass of the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve.
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Nasa’s Parker solar probe attempts closest ever pass of sun

Probe was scheduled to pass 3.8 million miles from sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Nasa’s Parker solar probe is attempting its closest ever flyby of the sun, passing 3.8m miles from its surface on ...
The Guardian - 4d
Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun

The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.
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NASA probe sets record as closest object to the sun

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