Parker Solar Probe
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NASA's adventurous Parker Solar Probe spacecraft zips past the sun again today
By Robert Lea published
The spacecraft will make its 14th close approach to our star, whipping through extreme conditions at tremendous speeds.
China's new solar probe snaps its 1st image of the sun (photo)
By Andrew Jones published
China's recently launched Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) has returned its first image, showing an M-class flare erupting on the sun.
European sun spacecraft spots mysterious switchback that speeds solar wind
By Tereza Pultarova published
The European sun-observing mission Solar Orbiter observed a mysterious "switchback" in the solar wind that might explain what propels particles from the sun across the solar system.
NASA spacecraft hopes to catch a solar flare as it zips past the sun
By Stefanie Waldek published
This is the spacecraft's 13th close approach to the sun, but its first in a new era of solar activity.
Europe is looking at space-based solar power to address energy crisis
By Andrew Jones published
The European Space Agency will ask its member states to fund a preparatory space-based solar power program at a major meeting later this year.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe hears whispers of solar wind
By Samantha Mathewson last updated
Streams of plasma from the sun create "chirping" and "whistling" noises heard by NASA's Parker Solar Probe.
NASA's sun-grazing Parker Solar Probe will zip through its 12th stellar closeup today
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's sun-grazing spacecraft will make its 12th close flyby of our star on Wednesday (June 1), marking the halfway point of the mission.
Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Reference NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to study the sun closer than ever before. Learn more about the fastest spacecraft to date in our solar probe guide.
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