NASA's Parker Solar Probe is spending Christmas Eve on a history-making attempt to fly closer to the sun than we have ever been before — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to ...

Artist's illustration of the Parker Solar Probe at the sun. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben UPDATE 2: The Parker Solar Probe launched as planned at 3:31 a.m. ET on Sunday morning ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has called home, sending a signal confirming that it survived a historically close encounter with the sun, when it traveled to within 3.8 million miles of the flaring ...

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These outbursts occur more often when the star is in one of its more active phases, but thanks to NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, scientists were able to capture one happening completely out of the blue.

A little over a year ago, and about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) from where you’re currently reading this, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe quietly made history by safely flying through ...

A little over a year ago, and about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) from where you’re currently reading this, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe quietly made history by safely flying through ...