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Parker Solar Probe Survives Closest-Ever Approach to Sun

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Parker Solar Probe Survives Closest-Ever Approach to Sun

Image caption: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Image credit: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Article by News Staff. Sci.News – December 30, 2024.

On December 24, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe soared just 6.1 million km (3.8 million miles) above the surface of our home star, racing through the solar atmosphere at 692,000 km per hour (430,000 mph) — the fastest speed ever achieved by a human-made object; a signal received two days later confirmed the spacecraft had made it through the encounter safely and is operating normally. […]