By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the ...

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For the first time in history, we re seeing the Sun from an angle no one ever has: from above and below its poles. Thanks to ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole in March, which were ...

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the sizzling solar atmosphere and passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface.

Traveling at speeds of up to 430,000 mph (692,000 kph), the Parker Solar Probe endured extreme temperatures of up to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (982 degrees Celsius), according to NASA's website.

The Parker Solar Probe is expected to pass within an "unprecedented" 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, according to NASA. "It's about to be on its closest approach to the sun ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is about to make its final flyby of Venus, a crucial maneuver that will slingshot it closer to the Sun than any spacecraft before. This daring mission aims to unlock the ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has been whizzing through space since 2018 at incredible speed, but it has yet to reach its final destination. Following a recent flyby of the planet Venus, Parker is ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is all set to complete its final Venus gravity assist manoeuvre on Wednesday. It will pass within 233 miles (376 km) of the planet's surface. The US space agency said the ...

How Close Will the Parker Solar Probe Get to the Sun? The previous record was set in 2023, also by Parker, when it passed 4.51 million miles from the sun, breaking its own prior record from 2018 ...