NASA's Parker Solar Probe survived its new mission to "communicate" with the Sun on Christmas Eve, flying just 6.8 million miles above the star's surface — its closest approach to the Sun yet.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived its final mission to "contact" the sun, flying just 6.8 million miles from the star's surface for its closest approach on Christmas Eve.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its closest recorded approach to the Sun’s surface on Dec. 24, 2024.
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The spacecraft came seven times closer to the Sun than ever before and glided by at 430,000 miles per hour, faster than any human-made object can move, the agency said.
The agency said the spacecraft came seven times closer to the sun than usual and was hurtling toward the sun at 430,000 miles per hour, faster than any human-made object can move.
After two days of silence, the agency released a statement late Thursday announcing the craft was safe. Parker can withstand temperatures of up to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit as it flies past the sun; it relies on carbon monoxide to withstand temperatures of up to 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit in the sun's corona.
"The approach is a historic moment for humanity's first mission to the sun," said Nikki Fox, director of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
The agency added that the breakthrough will allow the probe to make "unprecedented" scientific measurements that could change our understanding of the sun and explain the Christmas miracle. Eve was the "first" of many more. Distance.
"By studying the Sun up close, we can better understand its impact on the entire solar system, including the technology we use every day on Earth and in space," Fox said, "and we can understand how it works on Earth, as well as explore the world beyond Earth that See More
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