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NASA spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to sun

NASA spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to the sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe was expected to make history on Tuesday by flying into the sun's outer atmosphere called the corona on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth's closest star.

Mashable on MSN · 16h

NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records

Early on Christmas Eve in 2024, a NASA craft swooped at blazing speed through the sun's atmosphere.

NASA Spacecraft ‘Touches Sun’ In Defining Moment For Humankind

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun early Tuesday, getting within just 4% of the Earth-sun distance — a feat compared to the '69 moon landing.

NASA Puts New Artemis Moon Rovers to Test

Newsweek on MSN · 17h

NASA Puts New Artemis Moon Rovers to the Test

With humans slated to return to the moon this decade, NASA has been testing new lunar vehicles in simulated low gravity.

Space on MSN · 1d

NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?

NASA has pushed its first two crewed Artemis moon missions back to 2026 and 2027, and the move could have big ramifications.

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New commercial Artemis moon rovers undergo testing at NASA

Through NASA's Artemis campaign, astronauts will land on the lunar surface and use a new generation of spacesuits and rovers as they live, work, and conduct science in the moon's south pole region, exploring more of the lunar surface than ever before.

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Stranded NASA Astronauts on the ISS Share Christmas Greetings on Social Media

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore won't be back on Earth before March, but they've got candy canes and Santa hats to celebrate ...

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How NASA Might Change Under Donald Trump

The transition team has been grappling with an agency that has a superfluity of field centers—ten spread across the United ...

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Why Do People Think NASA Has Discovered a 'Parallel Universe'?

Let's set the record straight: NASA has not found a parallel universe. The claims making the rounds on social media are not ...

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What NASA’s Historic Sun Mission Today Has To Do With 2024’s Northern Lights And Eclipse

Today, humanity achieved a historic milestone as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe got closer to the sun than any spacecraft in ...

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe completes historic Christmas Eve flyby of the sun — but it could take days to know if it survived

NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that ...

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NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever

NASA “tasted” the sun on Christmas Eve. The agency’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest-ever approach to the sun on ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun

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).

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Fact Check: NASA image does not show 'a fly' on the Mars rover

An image of the Mars Perseverance rover released by NASA on February 24, 2021, has been altered and shared in online posts ...

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