Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024.

Joseph Westlake, NASA's heliophysics director, says the agency's Parker Solar Probe's prime mission is winding down, but ...

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

NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was "safe" and operating normally after successfully completing the ...

NASA's spacecraft sets record for the closest approach to the sun, flying within 3.8 million miles while enduring extreme heat.

The Parker Solar Probe zoomed by the sun on Tuesday during a record-breaking flyby, coming within 3.8 million miles of the ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe safely completed the closest-ever approach to the Sun, advancing our understanding of solar phenomena. Passing 3.8 million miles close to the solar surface, it aims to ...

“Literally one side is at a temperature that is unfathomable,” Joseph Westlake, the director of heliophysics at NASA, said.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has once again made history, completing its closest-ever approach to the sun on December 24, 2024.

The spacecraft passed 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from the solar surface on Dec. 24, flying into the sun's outer atmosphere called the corona.

Moving at up to 692,000 km/h, the spacecraft endured temperatures of up to 982 C, according to the NASA website. NASA’s ...

NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun has confirmed that it survived its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun’s surface on ...