Parker Solar Probe - NASA Science
Aug 12, 2018 · On Oct. 3, 2017, Eugene N. Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, visited the spacecraft that bears his name: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. This is the first NASA mission named for a living researcher and it's …
News Center - Parker Solar Probe
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed its 16th science orbit, which included a close approach to the Sun (known as perihelion) that brought it within just 5.3 million miles of the solar surface on June 22 while moving at 364,610 miles per hour.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies by Venus before historic sun …
Nov 6, 2024 · Here’s how it works. NASA's Parker Solar Probe should have completed its seventh swing past Venus on Nov. 6 — the spacecraft's final maneuver around the amber planet — in a flyby that nudged ...
Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest …
Nov 4, 2024 · The flyby will adjust Parker’s trajectory into its final orbital configuration, bringing the spacecraft to within an unprecedented 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. It will be the closest any human made object has been to the Sun. Parker’s Venus flybys have become boons for new Venus science thanks to a chance ...
For the Record: Parker Solar Probe Sets Distance, Speed Marks …
Sep 28, 2023 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 17th close approach to the Sun on Sept. 27, 2023, breaking its own distance record by skimming just 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) from the solar surface.
Parker Solar Probe Completes 21st Close Approach to the Sun
Oct 3, 2024 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 21st close approach to the Sun on Sept. 30, equaling its own distance record by coming within about 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) of the solar surface.
NASA Enters the Solar Atmosphere for the First Time, Bringing …
Dec 14, 2021 · For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. The new milestone marks one major step for Parker Solar Probe and one giant leap for solar science.
Parker Solar Probe - NASA Blogs
Oct 3, 2024 · Parker Solar Probe will be moving 394,742 miles per hour when it comes within just 4.5 million miles from the Sun’s surface – breaking its own record for speed and solar distance – on Sept. 27, 2023.
Parker Solar Probe
Oct 8, 2024 · Parker Solar Probe. Latest News | October 8, 2024. Parker Project Scientist Covers Our Connections to the Sun at TED2024. Meet ParkerBot! ParkerBot is a virtual assistant for all information on NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission, as well as solar eclipses, space weather or other facts and findings on the science of the Sun. Learn more »
Hot Pursuit: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes 18th
Jan 10, 2024 · NASA ’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 18th close approach to the Sun on December 28, 2023, matching its own distance record by skimming just about 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) from the solar surface.