NASA's Parker Solar Probe is alive! Two days after a historic Christmas Eve sun flyby that flew closer to the star than any spacecraft in history — taking the car-sized spacecraft nearly a tenth as ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully completed its second science-gathering flyby of the sun, ...

The spacecraft made the closest ever flyby if the sun on Christmas Eve, but it's been silent since Dec. 20. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

On September 15, 2025, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history by completing its 25th close flyby of the Sun, cementing its role as a groundbreaking tool in solar research. This achievement, as ...

The Parker Solar Probe, a spacecraft designed to study the Sun up close, reached a major milestone today by making its closest approach ever to our star. Traveling at 430,000 miles per hour, the probe ...

The Parker Solar Probe signaled to operators that it was still operating normally after traveling within 3.8 million miles of the Sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. The Parker Solar Probe signaled to ...

LAUREL, Maryland — 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 ...

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the ...

The spacecraft will conduct its flyby autonomously because mission control will be out of contact with the probe due to its proximity to the sun. After the closest approach, around midnight between ...

(CNN) — The Parker Solar Probe will zoom by the sun on Tuesday during a record-breaking flyby, coming within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface during humanity’s closest ...

The spacecraft was set to conduct its flyby autonomously because mission control is out of contact with the probe due to its proximity to the sun. After the closest approach, around midnight between ...