NASA Spacecraft ‘Touches Sun’ In Defining Moment For Humankind
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun early Tuesday, getting within just 4% of the Earth-sun ...
NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.
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Heliophysics Is Set to Shine in 2025
The science of the sun and its effects on the solar system is a sprawling discipline that expects a very exciting 2025 ...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe safe after historic closest-ever approach to sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the sizzling solar atmosphere and passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles ...
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Behold! 2024’s Most Stunning Space Photos
See the year’s most striking images from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, NASA’s Mars rover and the best sky watching on offer ...
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NASA spacecraft touches Sun’s atmosphere, breaking record
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 ...
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 ...
Space time of 2024: Top exploration milestones of the year
Science News: 2024 was a year of tremendous breakthroughs in space exploration. From Isro's low-cost small satellite launch ...
Southwest Research Institute awarded $26M to develop instruments to help predict space weather
San Antonio-based Southwest Research Institute received a $26 million contract from NASA and NOAA to develop magnetometers ...