An artist’s concept showing Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA/APL Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the […]
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, the spacecraft hurtled through the solar atmosphere at a blazing 430,000 miles per hour — faster than any human-made object has ever […]
NASA sent its Parker Solar Probe just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun — and it survived. The probe transmitted a signal back to Earth on the night of December 26th, “indicating it’s in good health and operating normally,” according to NASA. The mission marks the closest the Parker Solar Probe — […]
Nasa has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe is “operating normally” after making the closest-ever approach to the Sun by a spacecraft. The pioneering probe made its closest approach to the star on Christmas Eve, zipping past just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface at a speed of about 430,000 miles an hour. This […]
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is spending Christmas Eve on a history-making attempt to fly closer to the sun than we have ever been before — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing in 1969. At 6:53 a.m. ET on Tuesday (Dec. 24), the car-sized spacecraft was scheduled to zoom […]
This image made available by NASA shows an artist’s rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. It’s designed to take solar punishment like never before, thanks to its revolutionary heat shield that’s capable of withstanding 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,370 degrees Celsius). Credit: Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via AP, File A NASA spacecraft aims […]
On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will come closer than ever before to “touching the sun,” getting more than eight times closer than Mercury does to our home star. It will also smash its own speed record, becoming the fastest human-made object when it zooms past our home star. While the probe will make […]
As Christmas draws nearer, the guest list for the royals’ traditional family festivities at Sandringham is taking shape: Tom Parker Bowlesfood writer son of Queen Camillawill be there at his mother’s request, he said in an interview with the Telegraph published Saturday. Prince Harry and wife Meghan Marklealong with their children Archie and Lilibetwere reportedly […]
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, Jeremy Renner and Sarah Jessica Parker are set for informal conversations at the Red Sea Film Festival for the fourth edition of the indie film showcase in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, organizers said Thursday. The Red Sea event also announced new “In Conversation With…” sessions with Oscar winner Brendan Fraser and Indian cinema […]
Fox has debuted the trailer for “Doc,” a new medical drama starring Molly Parker (“Deadwood,” “House of Cards”). The show is based on the hit Italian series “Doc — Nelle tue mani,” which is inspired by a true story. Parker plays Dr. Amy Larsen, the chief of internal and family medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis, […]
