A view of Parker Solar Probe's electric field instruments: Long, whip-like structures connected prior to flight will measure the electric field in space. Join our Space Forums to keep talking ...

Parker Solar Probe Instruments See 'First Light' News. By Elizabeth Howell ( space.com-astronomy) published 25 September 2018 ... [In Photos: NASA's Parker Solar Probe in the Clean Room] ...

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Within two months of launching, the Parker Solar Probe in October 2018 moved within 26.55 million miles of the sun's surface, breaking the previous mark set by the Helios-2 spaecraft in 1976.

Parker Solar Probe images the launch of the solar wind ... Its instruments can take the heat up to 6.4 million km (4 million miles) away, twice as close as it approached this time.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has once again made history, completing its closest-ever approach to the sun on December 24, 2024. Hurtling through the solar corona at an astonishing 430,000 miles per ...

In this Aug. 12, 2018, file photo, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Delta IV Heavy rocket will take NASA's Parker Solar ...

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The Parker Solar Probe's spacecraft components and science instruments are protected by heat shield that is 8 feet wide (2.4 meters) and 4.5 inches (11 centimeters) thick.

NASA began its mission to “touch the Sun” back in mid-August, sending the Parker Solar Probe towards our star on a first-of-its-kind trip that will … ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is preparing for its long-anticipated record-setting approach to the surface of the sun.. Hurtling around the sun at approximately 430,000 mph, the uncrewed vehicle is ...