“We are witnessing where space weather threats to Earth begin, with our eyes, not just with models.” With these words, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate spokesperson Nicky Fox conveyed the wonder ...

Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led research team has measured the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully completed its second science-gathering flyby of the sun, ...

“This is the longest continuous series of images ever created for a single active region: It’s a milestone in solar physics,” ...

The heavily armored Parker Solar Probe has traveled to within just 3.86 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface — what NASA calls “hyper close.” It’s the third time it has ...

NASA has released the closest-ever photos of the sun, taken by the Parker Solar Probe at just 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) from the star's surface. The new images reveal important ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to "touch the sun." The Parker Solar Probe has ...

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed is 2nd ultra-close flyby of the sun, and survived to transmit its data back to Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

"This mission's trailblazing research is rewriting the textbooks on solar science by going to a place no human-made object has ever been." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...