NASA, Parker Solar Probe and Christmas Eve

NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun
The daring NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT) on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).
NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe completes historic Christmas Eve flyby of the sun — but it could take days to know if it survived
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing in 1969.
History-making NASA probe flies closer to the sun than ever before — and breaks speed record
The Parker Solar Probe passed within just 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface — seven times closer to the burning ball of gas than any other mission has gotten.
On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Solar Probe ‘Touches the Sun’
Space agency’s Parker Solar Probe flies closer to the sun than any spacecraft during the first of three planned flybys.
On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer than ever to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the sun than ever before. Astrophysicist Nour Rawafi explains how this mission could help solve the sun's most perplexing mysteries.
NASA’s Solar Probe makes contact with sun’s atmosphere, signal transmission awaited
The mission control team is eagerly awaiting a signal from Parker on December 27, which will confirm the spacecraft's successful completion of the flyby and its continued operation.
NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records
Early on Christmas Eve in 2024, a NASA craft swooped at blazing speed through the sun's atmosphere.
NASA probe beams home update after record-breaking flyby of sun
NASA said scientists began receiving more detailed telemetry — or "housekeeping data" — from the spacecraft on New Year's Day.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its closest approach to the sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe skimmed the sun on Christmas Eve and lived to tell the tale. The heat-hardened spacecraft made its closest solar flyby yet at 6:53 a.m. EST on December 24. It came within 6.1 million kilometers of the surface of the sun,
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes historic approach to the sun on Christmas Eve
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NASA probe attempts historic Christmas Eve approach to the sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made a historic attempt to circle the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, which, if successful, would be the closest-ever attempt to do so. The agency ...
NASA is about to 'touch' the sun. Here's what you need to know.
NASA is about to make history. Its Parker Solar Probe is set to fly closer to the sun than any object in history. The mission ...