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NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully made its first flyby of Venus on Oct. 3, 2018 as the spacecraft makes its way toward the sun. The spacecraft will be the first to fly through the sun's outer atmosphere. Six more Venus flybys are planned.

NASA Solar Probe Flies By Venus on Its Way to 'Touch' the Sun

By Mike Wall published

The agency's Parker Solar Probe zoomed within 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) of Venus as planned this morning (Oct. 3), getting an orbit-sculpting gravity assist, NASA officials said.

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Here Comes the Sun! Parker Solar Probe Instruments See 'First Light'

By Elizabeth Howell published

As Parker Solar Probe prepares for an unprecedented close-up of the sun, the new spacecraft sent data home showing that all is well in the mission.

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How NASA's Mission to 'Touch the Sun' May Reveal Clues About Alien Worlds

By Meghan Bartels published

NASA's new mission to the sun may reveal clues about alien worlds, too.

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A Year Ago, the Sun Disappeared. This Year, a NASA Probe Travels to 'Touch' It.

By Meghan Bartels published

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NASA Solar Probe Hits 1st Deep-Space Milestones On Its Way to the Sun

By Mike Wall published

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A Fireball and a Wall of Sound: What NASA's Epic Solar Probe Launch Felt Like

By Mike Wall published

The launch of NASA's $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket was spectacular. Here's what it was like to see it in person.

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Is Headed to the Sun. So, What's Next?

By Meghan Bartels published

After decades of dreaming and years of construction, NASA's Parker Solar Probe is safely on its way to flying seven times closer to the sun than any mission has before.

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission to the Sun in Pictures

By Space.com Staff published

See images of NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission, which the agency plans to launch in July 2018. The spacecraft will get seven times closer to the sun than any probe ever has.

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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launches NASA's Parker Solar Probe to the sun from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Aug. 12, 2018.

Launch Photos! NASA's Parker Solar Probe Blasts Off to Touch the Sun

By Meghan Bartels published

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The United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying NASA's Parker Solar Probe launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Aug. 12, 2018. It is the first mission ever to attempt to touch the sun.

Scientists Over the Moon for NASA's Solar Probe Launch to the Sun

By Amy Thompson published

NASA's spectacular Parker Solar Probe launch to the sun today (Aug. 12) has scientists over the moon. Here's why they're so thrilled.

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