How close was the probe to the sun? On Dec. 24, 2024, the Parker Solar Probe began its closest approach to the sun, traveling only 3.8 million miles from the solar surface.

Dig deeper On Dec. 24, 2024, the NASA Parker Solar Probe began its closest approach to the sun, traveling approximately 3.8 million miles from the solar surface.

NASA has released new images from the Parker Solar Probe, which passed within 3.8 million miles of the sun last year.

On its record-breaking pass by the sun late last year, NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the sun's atmosphere. These newly released images—taken closer to the ...

NASA has released new images from the Parker Solar Probe, which passed within 3.8 million miles of the sun last year.

In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that bring scientists closer to solving one of the Sun’s biggest ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully completed its second science-gathering flyby of the sun, the space agency announced on Tuesday (March 25). (Image credit: Steve Gribben/NASA/Johns Hopkins APL) ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has approached closer than any ship ever to emerge from Earth’s shadow, taking photos and data just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the sun a feat that took ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set for another close brush with the sun, reaching record speeds of 430,000 mph as it flies through the solar atmosphere. Scientists hope the mission will reveal new ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is a groundbreaking mission aimed at uncovering the secrets of our Sun. It became the first human-made object to enter the Sun’s corona,the outermost layer of its atmosphere, ...

More NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second close flyby of the sun, the space agency announced earlier this week. The car-sized spacecraft swooped within 3.8 million miles ...