A NASA Spacecraft Is About to Fly Through Sun

NASA probe in Christmas Eve flight to 'uncharted territory' of Sun's surface
The Paker Solar Probe - which is named after American phycisist Eugene Parker - is set to race past the sun at 430,000mph as it gets closer to the star than any human-made object has before
A NASA Spacecraft Is About to Fly Through the Sun
Forget the cautionary tale of Icarus. NASA's daring Parker Solar Probe is gearing up to fly into the Sun to glean the secrets of our star's megahot winds, Ars Technica reports. Ever since it launched in 2018,
NASA's solar probe is about to fly 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 is operating normally and remains on schedule for a record-setting close encounter with the Sun on Christmas Eve, mission controllers say.
NASA video explains why the Parker Solar Probe won’t melt as it approaches the sun
NASA's daring Parker Solar Probe is gearing up to fly into the Sun to glean the secrets of our star's megahot winds, Ars Technica reports. Ev
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe is poised for its closest approach to the Sun on December 24. By December 27, following its perilous journey near the Sun, Parker is expected to transmit data, offering new insights into solar phenomena.
NASA probe to make history by flying closer to the sun than ever before
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