The spacecraft flew within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface to "touch the sun" on Christmas ...

"The data that will come down from the spacecraft will be fresh information about a place that we, as humanity, have never ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived an up-close encounter with the sun, coming closer to the fiery star than any other spacecraft before it.

In 2018 NASA sent the Parker Solar Probe to the sun to unlock some of its mysteries. Built to withstand 1,377 degrees Celsius ...

NASA transforms data from the Parker Solar Probe, MMS, and Wind spacecraft into sound using CDAWeb, showcasing how audification enhances heliophysics research. This innovative approach reveals ...

The sun’s solar wind, made of charged particles, interacts with powerful eruptions, affecting cosmic rays and space weather.

FILE – This image made available by NASA shows an artist’s rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. It’s designed to take solar punishment like never before, thanks to its ...

The probe sent a signal to Earth indicating that it had survived the closest solar encounter ever attempted by a spacecraft. By Katrina Miller On Dec. 24, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe swooped ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has once again made history, completing its closest-ever approach to the sun on December 24, 2024. Hurtling through the solar corona at an astonishing 430,000 miles per ...

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. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3 ...

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