The spacecraft about the size of a small car will travel directly into the sun s atmosphere about 4 million miles from the surface.
Nasa parker solar probe latest news.
A spacecraft that uses breakthrough technology and autonomy to endure heat and radiation like no other mission.
Nasa s parker solar probe sheds new light on the sun dec.
A scientific mission to unlock the mysteries of the sun s corona and solar wind.
A unique solar observatory that will orbit within 4 million miles of our star s surface to directly study the formation of the solar wind.
Parker solar probe launched aboard a delta iv heavy rocket from cape canaveral aug.
Parker solar probe operating as planned nasa says indo asian news service saturday august 18 2018 as of 12pm edt on august 16 the parker solar probe was 4 6 million kms from earth travelling.
Since its 2018 launch nasa s parker solar probe record holder for closest ever spacecraft to the sun has finished three of 24 planned passes through never before explored parts of the sun s atmosphere.
Nasa s parker solar probe team released a second collection of science data to the public on april 14 2020.
Nasa s parker solar probe observed a slow solar wind flowing out from the small coronal hole the long thin black spot seen on the left side of the sun in this image captured by nasa s solar dynamics observatory on october 27 2018.
Nasa s parker solar probe will be the first ever mission to touch the sun.
What is parker solar probe.
Nasa s parker solar probe team released a second collection of science data to the public on april 14 2020.
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The release includes science data from all four of parker solar probe s instrument suites spanning the mission s third orbit around the sun which began on june 18 2019 and completed on november 15 2019.