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Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun
A Nasa spacecraft has made history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun. Scientists received a signal from the Parker Solar Probe just before midnight on Thursday after it had been out of communication for several days during its burning-hot fly-by.
NASA spacecraft 'safe' after closest-ever approach to Sun
NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was "safe" and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the Sun by any human-made object.
Nasa spacecraft survives the closest-ever approach to the Sun, space agency says
A Nasa spacecraft is in “good health” after going closer to the Sun than anything ever has, the space agency has said. The Parker Solar Probe appears to have successfully completed a journey to within 3.8 million miles of the Sun’s surface as part of its mission to explore the still mysterious processes that power it.
Nasa issues major update on spacecraft which attempted closest-ever approach to Sun
The Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface travelling at 430,000 miles per hour, according to Nasa - potentially enduring temperatures of up to 982C
Why NASA’s Sun-Touching Spacecraft Remains Out Of Contact
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is out of contact with mission control after its closest-ever pass of the sun on Tuesday, Dec. 24.
NASA's Parker—fastest human-made object—survives closest-ever approach to Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully survived its closest-ever approach to the Sun. On December 24, the spacecraft traveled within 6.1 million kilometers of the solar surface, marking a major milestone in space exploration.
When will we know if NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived ‘touching’ the sun?
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun on4. But did it survive? We're about to find out.
Nasa spacecraft makes history with closest-ever fly-by of the Sun
According to the US Space Agency, the probe came within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface, while moving at 430,000 miles per hour.
NASA Waits With Bated Breath for Signal From Sun-Exploring Spacecraft
On Tuesday, the Parker Solar Probe was set to come within an uncomfortably close distance of 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) from the Sun’s surface, during which time the spacecraft was supposed to be out of contact with mission control.
Nasa spacecraft gets within 3,800,000 miles of the sun for the first time ever
Nasa have made history after their Parker Solar aircraft survived the closest-ever approach to the Sun. The aircraft has spent the last few days approximately 3.8 million miles from the sun – the closest any aircraft has come to the burning star.
NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun
The mission was carried out by a team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland. "The team was out of contact with the spacecraft during closest approach, which occurred on Dec. 24,
NASA's Parker Solar Probe: What Happens Next After Sun Flyby?
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has once again made history, completing its closest-ever approach to the sun on December 24, ...
Nasa’s Parker probe phones home after ‘touching Sun’ in historic mission
Nasa did not have contact with the spacecraft during the historic feat as it endured temperatures of up to 982 degrees ...
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Scientists await signal from NASA's Parker Solar Probe after historic close sun flyby. Will it phone home?
On the heels of a NASA spacecraft's historic close flyby of the sun on Christmas Eve, scientists on Earth have one question ...
It survived! NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just phoned home
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has reestablished contact with Earth, confirming that it survived Tuesday's closest-ever approach ...