Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore. Sure, the spacecraft got some attention when it launched. It is, after all, the fastest moving object that humans have ever built. At its maximum speed, goosed by the gravitational pull of the Sun, the probe reaches a velocity of 430,000 miles per hour, or more than one-sixth of 1 percent the speed of light.
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Thu, 12/19/2024 - 4:02pm
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- NASA spacecraft phones home after closest pass of the Sun
Just before midnight Thursday, the spacecraft finally "phoned home," transmitting a beacon tone back to Earth, indicating it was in good health and operating normally, according to the space agency .
12/27/2024 - 9:19 am | View Link - NASA Celebrates as Sun-Exploring Spacecraft Confirms It’s Still Alive
The spacecraft survived scorching temperatures at a record proximity, and is expected to send details of its close call in the new year.
12/27/2024 - 7:05 am | View Link - NASA spacecraft 'safe' after closest-ever approach to Sun
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.
12/27/2024 - 4:37 am | View Link - History-Making Spacecraft Has Survived ‘Touching The Sun,’ Says NASA
NASA received a beacon tone from Parker Solar Probe on Dec. 27, 2024, after the spacecraft emerged from behind the sun three days after its close encounter with the sun.
12/27/2024 - 2:35 am | View Link - NASA's Parker Solar Probe phones home after surviving historic close sun flyby. It's alive!
The spacecraft flew within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface to "touch the sun" on Christmas Eve.
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