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Understanding the Sun - What the Parker Solar Probe Changes
NASA's Parker Solar Probe conducts groundbreaking studies of the Sun, revealing insights into solar winds and space weather ...
Space.com17d
NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun
On New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home more good news about its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun. On Wednesday (Jan. 1), mission ...
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January’s Night Sky Notes: The Red Planet
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Webb captures best view ever of icy objects from the early solar system
New research is offering unprecedented insights into the icy planetesimals of the early solar system, such as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. Planetesimals are small, celestial objects ...
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New planet in our solar system? Scientists find hidden body 5-7 times size of Earth that orbits Sun in 20,000 years
Astronomers believe that our solar system may still hold surprises, with ongoing efforts to find a hidden ninth planet, often referred to as Planet Nine or Planet X. If confirmed, this discovery ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe: What Happens Next After Sun Flyby?
After years of braving the heat and dust of the inner solar system, taking blasts of solar energy and radiation that no spacecraft has ever seen, Parker Solar Probe continues to thrive." ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun
“By studying the Sun up close, we can better understand its impacts throughout our solar system, including on the technology we use daily on Earth and in space, as well as learn about the workings of ...
Space.com23d
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. NASA's Parker Solar Probe is alive! Two days after a historic ...
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When will we know if NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived ‘touching’ the sun?
On December 24, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe attempted to “touch” the sun and emerge unscathed. The closest approach ever made by a human-made object to our nearest star saw the spacecraft come ...
The New York Times26d
The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Heads for Its Close-Up With the Sun
The probe has already braved coronal mass ejections, major blowups that spew the sun’s plasma out into the solar system. The mission team is hoping for stormier solar seas that might illuminate ...
SciTech Daily26d
Solar Orbiter’s Stunning New Views of the Sun Reveal Hidden Dynamics
In contrast, the EUI image reveals the glowing outer atmosphere, known as the corona. The Sun, the most dynamic and complex object in our Solar System, has never been seen in such detail. The ESA-led ...
El País in English26d
‘Parker Solar,’ the fastest spacecraft in history, will come within 3.8 million miles of the Sun
Since the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) was launched into space in 2018, it has successfully completed a series of feats. In 2021, it became the first spacecraft to “touch the Sun” by flying through its ...