The daring NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT) on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).

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According to NASA, the Parker Solar Probe reached speeds of up to 430,000 miles per hour, enduring temperatures as high as ...

The spaceship is on a seven-year mission to deepen scientific understanding of the Sun and help forecast space-weather events ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has been breaking records since the day it launched as the fastest space mission in history. Now, ...

Hurtling around the sun at approximately 430,000 mph, the uncrewed vehicle is expected to come within 3.8 million miles of ...

On Christmas Eve morning, NASA's Parker Solar Probe broke a new record with its closest approach ever to the sun. The NASA ...

Our sun is far from the flawless orb of light we see in the sky. Spacecraft observations have long shown that, up close, the ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe was poised this morning to make history by getting closer to the sun -- about 3.83 million miles ...

The Parker Solar Probe will swoop just 6.1 million kilometers above the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Scientists are ...

Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 ...

Travelling at speeds of up to 430,000 mph and withstanding temperatures of up to 982°C, the Parker Solar Probe is on a ...