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NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed its 16th science orbit, which included a close approach to the Sun (known as perihelion) that brought it within just 5.3 million miles of the solar surface on June 22 while moving at 364,610 miles per hour.
Parker Solar Probe - NASA Science
Aug 12, 2018 · On Oct. 3, 2017, Eugene N. Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, visited the spacecraft that bears his name: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. This is the first NASA mission named for a living researcher and it's …
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies by Venus before historic sun …
Nov 6, 2024 · Here’s how it works. NASA's Parker Solar Probe should have completed its seventh swing past Venus on Nov. 6 — the spacecraft's final maneuver around the amber planet — in a flyby that nudged ...
Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest …
Nov 4, 2024 · The flyby will adjust Parker’s trajectory into its final orbital configuration, bringing the spacecraft to within an unprecedented 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. It will be the closest any human made object has been to the Sun. Parker’s Venus flybys have become boons for new Venus science thanks to a chance ...
Hot Pursuit: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes 18th
Jan 10, 2024 · NASA ’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 18th close approach to the Sun on December 28, 2023, matching its own distance record by skimming just about 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) from the solar surface.
NASA Enters the Solar Atmosphere for the First Time, Bringing …
Dec 14, 2021 · For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The new milestone marks one major step for Parker Solar Probe and one giant leap for solar science.
Parker Solar Probe - NASA Blogs
Oct 3, 2024 · Parker Solar Probe will be moving 394,742 miles per hour when it comes within just 4.5 million miles from the Sun’s surface – breaking its own record for speed and solar distance – on Sept. 27, 2023.
Parker Observes Powerful Coronal Mass Ejection ‘Vacuum Up ...
Sep 15, 2023 · On Sept. 5, 2022, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe soared gracefully through one of the most powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ever recorded – not only an impressive feat of engineering, but a huge boon for the scientific community.
NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle
Oct 15, 2024 · The solar cycle is a natural cycle the Sun goes through as it transitions between low and high magnetic activity. Roughly every 11 years, at the height of the solar cycle, the Sun’s magnetic poles flip — on Earth, that’d be like the North and South poles swapping places every decade — and the Sun transitions from being calm to an active ...
Parker Solar Probe
Oct 8, 2024 · Parker Solar Probe. Latest News | October 8, 2024. Parker Project Scientist Covers Our Connections to the Sun at TED2024. Meet ParkerBot! ParkerBot is a virtual assistant for all information on NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission, as well as solar eclipses, space weather or other facts and findings on the science of the Sun. Learn more »