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NASA Celebrates as Sun-Exploring Spacecraft Confirms It’s Still Alive

The spacecraft survived scorching temperatures at a record proximity, and is expected to send details of its close call in the new year.

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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.

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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, Solar Probe and Christmas Eve

New York Post on MSN · 6d

NASA probe to make Christmas Eve trip to sun’s surface: ‘Uncharted territory’

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 circled the sun more than 20 times since to explore the flaming hot, outermost layer, the corona, which can uncover how the sun-earth system affects life and society.

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe: What Happens Next After Sun Flyby?

In a groundbreaking first, the Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its closest encounter with the Sun. So where does this plucky probe go from here?

Live Science on MSN · 3d

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 scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing in 1969.

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NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene

What knocked this black hole over onto its side? It's a cosmic "whodunnit" that NASA scientists using the Hubble and Chandra ...

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Discovery of "tipped over" black hole surprises NASA scientists

New analysis techniques and decades-old research helped NASA scientists identify an unusual black hole in a distant galaxy.

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SpaceX to NASA: Space Projects Lifting Off in 2025

This array of missions from NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and partners for 2025 reflects a busy year—and a dynamic and ...

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NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun

NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday ... and how coronal mass ejections -- massive clouds of plasma ...

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe makes historic Christmas Eve flight through Sun's atmosphere

During this approach, the spacecraft will dive through plumes of plasma still attached to the Sun. According to NASA, this is close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, similar to a surfer duck ...

When to watch the sky in 2025: Florida Space Coast rocket launch schedule

Florida is gearing up for a busy 2025 in space exploration, with a packed schedule of rocket launches planned. From ...

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Solar Probe touched the Sun, now scientists wait for a signal and "proof of life"

The Parker Solar Probe, traveling at 430,000 mph, reaches 3.8 million miles from the Sun. Scientists now wait for a signal ...

Solar Orbiter’s Stunning New Views of the Sun Reveal Hidden Dynamics

The Solar Orbiter mission has produced unprecedented high-resolution images of the Sun, showcasing the complex interplay of ...

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