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 from Nasa this week when the US space agency revealed that its Parker Solar Probe, a craft that is flying closer to the Sun than any mission in history, touched the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona. If you are looking to discover the next greatest influencer, you could start by following the work of creators like Canadian YouTuber Linus Sebastian, American YouTubers Marques Brownlee and Sara Dietschy, and the ever-popular Lewis George Hilsenteger, known professionally as Unbox Therapy, a Canadian unboxing and technology YouTuber. For a recap of the year that was, Zoom conducted a survey with a part of its global customer base in November and collected responses from nearly 1,700 people to understand how they used the platform.

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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 probe phones home after ‘touching Sun’ in historic mission
2 weeks 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 probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun
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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 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’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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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