The solar probe's swooping trajectory around the sun would not be possible without a series of Venus gravity assist flybys. Over its lifetime, the probe will use seven Venus flybys to gradually ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is preparing for its long-anticipated record-setting approach to the surface of the sun. Hurtling around the sun at approximately 430,000 mph, the uncrewed vehicle is ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe dove extremely close to the solar surface on Dec. 24. The spacecraft should get nearer to the sun than any other human-made object in history — within 3.86 million miles.

NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Since then ...

The three views of the Sun’s surface shown here are based on measurements taken on March 22, 2023, by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission. From left to right, you see the Sun in visible light, a ...

The fastest human-made object is racing towards the Sun at an astonishing speed of 430,000 mph. On Christmas Eve, Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe will attempt its closest approach to the Sun, travelling ...

but the sun is a turbulent sphere of activity. It's got solar flares and massive eruptions that fire fast-moving, charged particles deep into our solar system. "Without that activity, we would not ...

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday morning when it flew through the atmosphere of the Sun, becoming the closest human-made object to reach a star. The spacecraft was launched in Aug. 2018 ...

Dec. 17, 2024 — Another advance has been made by experts in nano-scale chemistry to propel further development of sustainable and efficient generation of hydrogen from water using solar power.