History-making probe achieves closest-ever approach to the sun
2 weeks, 5 days ago

History-making probe achieves closest-ever approach to the sun

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — The Parker Solar Probe zoomed by the sun on Tuesday during a record-breaking flyby, coming within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface during humanity’s closest approach to a star. Over the past six years of the spacecraft’s seven-year mission, the Parker Solar Probe has collected data to enlighten scientists about some of the sun’s greatest mysteries. “Parker Solar Probe is changing the field of heliophysics,” said Helene Winters, Parker Solar Probe’s project manager from Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory, in a statement. NASA/Johns Hopkins APL The spacecraft was built to withstand the extremes of the sun and has flown through coronal mass ejections in the past with no impact to the vehicle, said Parker Solar Probe project scientist Nour Rawafi.

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Nasa spacecraft survives the closest-ever approach to the Sun, space agency says
1 week, 6 days ago

Nasa spacecraft survives the closest-ever approach to the Sun, space agency says

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Nasa spacecraft is in “good health” after going closer to the Sun …

NASA mission makes closest-ever approach to Sun, it soared just 3.8 million miles from solar surface
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2 weeks ago

NASA mission makes closest-ever approach to Sun, it soared just 3.8 million miles from solar surface

Live Mint  

NASA's Parker Solar Probe scripted history with a record-breaking closest approach to the Sun on December 24. The Parker Solar Probe survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on December 24, 2024. NASA finally received Parker Solar Probe’s “beacon tone” late December 26, confirming the spacecraft is safe. NASA said that by getting closer to the sun than …

NASA's Parker probe successfully makes closest approach to the Sun
2 weeks ago

NASA's Parker probe successfully makes closest approach to the Sun

ABC  

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully made the closest approach to the Sun, the space agency confirmed. "But also at times is a little angry.” Australians involved 'very proud' The Deep Space Communication Complex in Canberra, which is managed by the CSIRO on behalf of NASA, played a key role in confirming the mission's success. The complex in Canberra is …

How NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer to the Sun than ever before on December 24?
2 weeks ago

How NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer to the Sun than ever before on December 24?

India TV News  

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to break records with its closest approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024. Record-breaking close encounter The Parker Solar Probe will fly through the Sun's outer atmosphere, known as the corona, at an incredible speed of 692,000 kilometres per hour. Updates and tracking the Flyby Though the flyby will not be …

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ‘safe’ after record-breaking brush with scorching surface, ‘phones home’ after several days
2 weeks ago

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ‘safe’ after record-breaking brush with scorching surface, ‘phones home’ after several days

Live Mint  

The Parker Solar Probe survived a close brush with the scorching surface of the Sun this week. 24 — the closest solar flyby in history — we have received Parker Solar Probe’s beacon tone confirming the spacecraft is safe,” read an update on X from the NASA Sun and Moon handle. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to …

NASA's Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun's scorching surface
2 weeks ago

NASA's Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun's scorching surface

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NASA's Parker Solar Probe has …

Nasa’s Parker probe phones home after ‘touching Sun’ in historic mission
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Nasa’s Parker probe phones home after ‘touching Sun’ in historic mission

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe is “operating normally” after making …

NASA spacecraft 'safe' after closest-ever approach to Sun
2 weeks, 1 day ago

NASA spacecraft 'safe' after closest-ever approach to Sun

The Hindu  

NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was "safe" and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the Sun by any human-made object. The spacecraft passed just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface on December 24, flying into the sun's outer atmosphere called the corona, on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth's …

NASA probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

NASA probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun

Al Jazeera  

Parker Solar Probe is operating normally after passing just 6.1 million kilometres above the Sun’s surface, NASA says. The United States space agency has confirmed its Parker Solar Probe is safe after making the closest approach to the Sun ever recorded by a human-made object. After seven days of silence, Parker has resumed communication with Earth, confirming it's healthy after …

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe 'operating normally' after historic approach to Sun
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe 'operating normally' after historic approach to Sun

India Today  

NASA has confirmed that 'Parker Solar Probe', humanity's most ambitious mission to study the Sun, is safe and fully operational after achieving the closest approach to the Sun ever made by a human-made object. On December 24, at precisely 6:40 am Eastern Time, Parker Solar Probe ventured to within just 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface, breaking its own …

NASA's Parker Solar Probe attempts historic closest-ever approach to Sun | All you need to know
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

NASA's Parker Solar Probe attempts historic closest-ever approach to Sun | All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

On Christmas Eve, December 24, NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history by coming closer to the Sun than any spacecraft ever has, flying within 3.8 million miles of the Sun, into the blistering heat of its outer atmosphere, the corona. A 2018 artist's concept shows the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft flying into the Sun's outer atmosphere, called the corona, on …

Nasa to fly world’s fastest object closer to the Sun than ever before
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Nasa to fly world’s fastest object closer to the Sun than ever before

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa is flying the fastest human-made object ever made closer to the Sun …

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface. At that moment, if the sun and Earth were at opposite ends of a football field, Parker “would …

NASA probe attempts closest ever approach to the sun
2 weeks, 4 days ago

NASA probe attempts closest ever approach to the sun

Al Jazeera  

With the spacecraft out of contact, it will be Friday before mission operators confirm its historic flyby. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to make history by flying into the sun’s outer atmosphere, called the corona, on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth’s closest star. When the probe first passed into the solar atmosphere in 2021, it …

NASA spacecraft touches Sun’s atmosphere, breaking record
2 weeks, 4 days ago

NASA spacecraft touches Sun’s atmosphere, breaking record

Salon  

The concept of touching the Sun can be traced back to the ancient Greek myth of Icarus, but scientists at NASA have turned that idea into a reality. On Dec. 24th, their Parker Solar Probe managed to travel to just within 3.86 million miles of the Sun’s surface, a new record. “Moving at up to 430,000 miles per hour, the …

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest ever approach to Sun: 'Millions of degrees'
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest ever approach to Sun: 'Millions of degrees'

India Today  

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made history with its closest-ever approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is making its closest-ever approach to the Sun! 🛰️ ☀️ More on this historic moment from @NASAScienceAA Nicola Fox 👇 Follow Parker’s journey: https://t.co/MtDPCEK6w6#3point8 pic.twitter.com/Bq85XFa1QS — NASA Sun & Space December 24, 2024 Launched in 2018, …

Parker Solar Probe to enter Sun's inner sanctum today to ring in Christmas
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Parker Solar Probe to enter Sun's inner sanctum today to ring in Christmas

India Today  

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe is set to make history on Christmas Eve with a record-breaking flyby of the Sun. This remarkable event will see the Parker Solar Probe travelling at an astonishing speed of 6,92,000 kilometers per hour, making it the fastest human-made object ever constructed. "If the Sun produces a massive explosion while Parker Solar Probe is near, that …

NASA solar probe to make its closest ever pass of Sun
2 weeks, 4 days ago

NASA solar probe to make its closest ever pass of Sun

Raw Story  

NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe is poised to make its closest-ever approach of the Sun on Christmas Eve, a record-setting 3.8 million miles from the surface. "This is one example of NASA's bold missions, doing something that no one else has ever done before to answer longstanding questions about our universe," said Arik Posner, Parker Solar Probe program scientist, in …

Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun: Nasa won't know if it's dead or alive till...
Top News
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun: Nasa won't know if it's dead or alive till...

India Today  

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe is gearing up for a historic flyby of the Sun on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, when it will pass within approximately 6.1 million kilometers of the Sun's surface. Nick Pinkine, mission operations manager for the Parker Solar Probe, expressed excitement about the upcoming flyby, stating, “No human-made object has ever passed this close to a …

History-making probe achieves closest-ever approach to the sun
2 weeks, 5 days ago

History-making probe achieves closest-ever approach to the sun

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — The Parker Solar Probe zoomed by the sun on Tuesday during a record-breaking flyby, coming within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface during humanity’s closest approach to a star. Over the past six years of the spacecraft’s seven-year mission, the Parker Solar Probe has collected data to enlighten scientists …

NASA's Parker Solar probe to make historic closest approach to the Sun
2 weeks, 5 days ago

NASA's Parker Solar probe to make historic closest approach to the Sun

Hindustan Times  

A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface. At that moment, if the sun and Earth were at opposite ends of a football field, Parker "would be on …

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
2 weeks, 5 days ago

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface. At that moment, if the sun and Earth were at opposite ends of a football field, Parker …

A Spacecraft Is About to Fly Into the Sun’s Atmosphere for the First Time
3 weeks ago

A Spacecraft Is About to Fly Into the Sun’s Atmosphere for the First Time

Wired  

Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore. And the Parker Solar Probe also has the distinction of being the first NASA spacecraft named after a living person. Before moving to NASA headquarters, Fox was the project scientist for the Parker Solar Probe, and she explained that scientists really want to understand the origins of the solar …

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer than ever to the sun
1 month, 3 weeks ago

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer than ever to the sun

NPR  

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer than ever to the sun Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode "Making Sense of the Sun" On Dec. 24, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the sun than any human-made object ever has before. toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA How the probe withstands the high temperatures of …

ISRO’s Aditya L1 going to Sun? Know why direct solar flyby mission from Earth is so tough
1 year ago

ISRO’s Aditya L1 going to Sun? Know why direct solar flyby mission from Earth is so tough

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Space Research Organisation is scheduled to carry out a key operation to switch on Aditya L1’s engine on Saturday, aiming to successfully position the solar probe into its intended orbit. In December 2021, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA’s Parker Solar Probe achieved the unprecedented feat of flying by around the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe, …

Solar Orbiter observes jets of material escaping the sun
1 year, 4 months ago

Solar Orbiter observes jets of material escaping the sun

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — The Solar Orbiter mission has discovered jets of material rapidly releasing from the sun’s outer atmosphere. Solar Orbiter’s observations captured a coronal hole containing tiny individual jets at the south pole. “One of the results here is that to a large extent, this flow is not actually uniform,” …

This week in tech: From Pokémon Go to the Parker Solar Probe
3 years ago

This week in tech: From Pokémon Go to the Parker Solar Probe

Live Mint  

Did you know that around 63% of users of the video-conferencing platform Zoom prefer taking calls with their camera on? If that's news to you, read on to know more about other developments in the world of science and technology, including an astounding announcement by Nasa about the Parker Solar Probe. Flying close to the sun An amazing announcement dropped …

For first time in history, NASA spacecraft touches Sun | Watch
3 years ago

For first time in history, NASA spacecraft touches Sun | Watch

India TV News  

Highlights NASA spacecraft Parker Solar Probe creates history, touches Sun's upper atmosphere The mission was launched in 2018 to explore the mysteries of the Sun Spacecraft expected to spiral closer to the Sun in January, eventually reaching as close as 3.83 mn For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA's Parker Solar Probe has now …

NASA's Parker Solar Probe ‘touches’ Sun for first time, dives into atmosphere
3 years ago

NASA's Parker Solar Probe ‘touches’ Sun for first time, dives into atmosphere

Firstpost  

Parker will keep drawing ever closer to the sun and diving deeper into the corona until its grand finale orbit in 2025 Cape Canaveral: A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the Sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the corona in April during the spacecraft’s eighth close approach to …

Parker Solar Probe becomes first human-made object to touch the Sun
3 years ago

Parker Solar Probe becomes first human-made object to touch the Sun

India Today  

It was in December 1903 when the Wright brothers made the first controlled, sustained and powered flight opening the world of aviation. The Parker Solar Probe became the first human-made object to venture into the Sun's atmosphere, known as the corona. Flying so close to the Sun, Parker Solar Probe now senses conditions in the magnetically dominated layer of the …

NASA craft ‘touches’ sun for 1st time, dives into atmosphere
3 years ago

NASA craft ‘touches’ sun for 1st time, dives into atmosphere

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the corona in April during the spacecraft’s eighth close approach to the sun. Because the sun lacks a solid surface, the corona is where the action is; exploring this magnetically intense …

Parker Solar Probe to become fastest human-made spacecraft flying at 5,86,800 kmph during closest approach to Sun
3 years, 1 month ago

Parker Solar Probe to become fastest human-made spacecraft flying at 5,86,800 kmph during closest approach to Sun

India Today  

The Parker Solar Probe, which is studying the Sun up close, is set to make its 10th close approach to our star on November 21. Parker Solar Probe will help us in understanding the origins and the evolution of the biggest star in our solar system. We modelled the makeup and effects of the dust environment, tested how materials react …

Nasa's solar probe sends stunning image of Venus and its terrain
3 years, 10 months ago

Nasa's solar probe sends stunning image of Venus and its terrain

Hindustan Times  

The National Aeronautics and Space Agency on Thursday shared unseen pictures of the planet Venus captured by its Parker Solar probe. The Parker Solar probe flew close to the second planet of the solar system and provided pictures of what the space agency termed as ‘unexpected views of the inner solar system.’ NASA’s Parker Solar Probe had an up-close view …

New Venus image captured by Parker Solar Probe
3 years, 10 months ago

New Venus image captured by Parker Solar Probe

CNN  

CNN — While on a journey to study the sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has captured an incredible new view of Venus. The spacecraft’s WISPR instrument, or Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe, was actively taking images during the flyby and captured the nightside, or side facing away from the sun, of Venus. The Parker Solar Probe's WISPR instrument captured …

Solar Orbiter: Nasa and ESA launch probe to give unprecedented view of Sun
4 years, 11 months ago

Solar Orbiter: Nasa and ESA launch probe to give unprecedented view of Sun

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It joins Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe, which set off in 2018 on a mission to “touch the …

Nasa to send Solar Orbiter spacecraft to click photos of Sun's north and south poles
4 years, 11 months ago

Nasa to send Solar Orbiter spacecraft to click photos of Sun's north and south poles

India Today  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's new spacecraft is going to the Sun to take its pictures. From there, Solar Orbiter's bird's eye view will give it the first-ever look at the Sun's poles," Nasa explained. A new spacecraft is journeying to the Sun to snap the first pictures of the Sun’s north and south poles | Illustration from Nasa …

Parker Solar probe captures dust trail of asteroid that cause Geminid meteor showers every year
5 years ago

Parker Solar probe captures dust trail of asteroid that cause Geminid meteor showers every year

Firstpost  

The asteroid’s 96,560 km dust trail is made up of dust grains and small rocks that burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere. But it is not restricted to just studying the Sun, as recently the probe captured a never-before-seen site — an image of the Phaethon asteroid’s dust trail. This asteroid is also the parent body of the Geminids meteor …

Space Photos of the Week: Parker's Potential
5 years, 1 month ago

Space Photos of the Week: Parker's Potential

Wired  

Despite being the source of all life on Earth and the definitional center of the solar system, the sun is still something of an enigma. Well, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is on its way to shed some light on those mysteries. And more answers are coming in 2024, when the Parker Solar Probe enters its official “science orbit.” So in …

NASA's Parker Solar Probe unlocks sun's mysteries: Facts on the unexpected results
5 years, 1 month ago

NASA's Parker Solar Probe unlocks sun's mysteries: Facts on the unexpected results

India Today  

NASA's Parker Solar Probe -- which has flown closer to the Sun than any spacecraft ever -- has beamed back the first observations from its close encounters with the Sun, revealing a 'spectacular trove' of data about the solar wind and space weather, the US space agency said. Parker Solar Probe's first observations Since its launch in August 2018, Parker …

NASA's 1st solar probe results unravel Sun's mysteries
5 years, 1 month ago

NASA's 1st solar probe results unravel Sun's mysteries

The Quint  

Washington, Dec 5 Revealing the findings from its historic probe to "touch" the Sun for the first time, NASA has said that the results will help scientists rewrite the models they use to understand and predict the space weather around our planet, and understand the process by which stars are created and evolve. The information that 'Parker' has uncovered about …

Surprising 1st results from NASA’s sun-skimming spacecraft
5 years, 1 month ago

Surprising 1st results from NASA’s sun-skimming spacecraft

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s sun-skimming spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe, is surprising scientists with its unprecedented close views of our star. “They’re striking and it’s hard to not think that they’re somehow important in the whole problem,” said Stuart Bale of the University of California, Berkeley, who was part of the team. “We’re just starting to scratch the surface …

Probe Gets Close To The Sun — Finds Rogue Plasma Waves And Flipping Magnetic Fields
5 years, 1 month ago

Probe Gets Close To The Sun — Finds Rogue Plasma Waves And Flipping Magnetic Fields

NPR  

Probe Gets Close To The Sun — Finds Rogue Plasma Waves And Flipping Magnetic Fields Enlarge this image toggle caption KTSDesign/Science Photo Library/Getty Images KTSDesign/Science Photo Library/Getty Images An unprecedented mission to venture close to the sun has revealed a strange region of space filled with rapidly flipping magnetic fields and rogue plasma waves. Sponsor Message It turns out that …

Parker Solar Probe: NASA’s mission to touch the sun is unraveling mysteries
5 years, 1 month ago

Parker Solar Probe: NASA’s mission to touch the sun is unraveling mysteries

CNN  

CNN — Although the sun sits at the center of our solar system, mystery has surrounded the star and its behavior. If we could predict space weather, we could shut down or isolate parts of the power grid, or shut down satellite systems that might be vulnerable.” During its first close encounter with the sun, the Parker Solar Probe essentially …

Parker Solar Probe sends back images from its orbits of the sun
5 years, 4 months ago

Parker Solar Probe sends back images from its orbits of the sun

CNN  

CNN — NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched a year ago on a mission to touch the sun. NASA The observations and data could provide insight about the physics of stars, change what we know about the mysterious corona, increase understanding of solar wind and help improve forecasting of major space weather events. Reflect on the mission so far: https://t.co/hu6vEnPZXe 📹 …

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe completes 2nd approach to Sun
5 years, 9 months ago

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe completes 2nd approach to Sun

India Today  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Parker Solar probe has successfully completed its second approach to the Sun. Parker Solar Probe was travelling at 2,13,200 miles per hour during this perihelion, and is now entering the outbound phase of its second solar orbit, Nasa said in a statement on Friday. On final three orbits, Parker Solar Probe will fly to …

Parker Solar Probe succeeds in revealing mysteries of the Sun: To make its closest approach in April
5 years, 11 months ago

Parker Solar Probe succeeds in revealing mysteries of the Sun: To make its closest approach in April

India Today  

Just 161 days after its launch, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed its first orbit of the Sun, reaching the point in its orbit farthest from our star, called aphelion. Parker Solar Probe will use seven Venus flybys over nearly seven years to gradually shrink its orbit around the sun, coming as close as 3.83 million miles to the sun. …

Nasa's solar probe captures closest-ever image of the Sun at 27.1 million km
6 years ago

Nasa's solar probe captures closest-ever image of the Sun at 27.1 million km

India Today  

US space agency Nasa's solar probe Parker has captured the closest-ever image of the Sun's atmosphere, the corona, when it was about 27.1 million km from the Sun's surface. "Parker Solar Probe is providing us with the measurements essential to understanding solar phenomena that have been puzzling us for decades," Nour Raouafi, Parker Solar Probe project scientist said. As the …

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