A NASA probe ventured closer to the sun than any spacecraft in history on Christmas Eve — and it whirled by at astounding speeds that also made it the fastest thing ever made by humans.

NASA has launched the new PUNCH mission ... In mid-April, the instruments were activated to begin recording data. These images show how the Sun's corona extends and affects the solar system ...

NASA has launched the new PUNCH ... In mid-April, the instruments were activated to start recording the first data. These images reveal how the Sun's corona extends and influences the solar ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived an up-close encounter with the sun, officially coming closer to the fiery star than any other spacecraft before it. The record-breaking solar approach took ...

A NASA spacecraft made history and is safe after making the closest-ever approach to the sun. On Tuesday, the Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the sizzling solar atmosphere and passed within a ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is preparing for its long-anticipated record-setting approach to the surface of the sun. Hurtling around the sun at approximately 430,000 mph, the uncrewed vehicle is ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has beamed home its first detailed update eight days after making a record-breaking approach to the sun, the agency announced. The spacecraft confirmed its systems and ...

Before that, the record was held by the Helios 2 spacecraft, which came about 27 million miles from the sun in 1976. NASA illustration of the Parker Solar Probe (main) and NASA image of Venus ...

The concept of touching the Sun can be traced back to the ancient Greek myth of Icarus, but scientists at NASA have turned that idea into a reality. On Dec. 24th, their Parker Solar Probe managed ...

“The sun transitions from being rather sluggish to being really active and stormy,” said Kelly Korreck, program scientist at NASA’s heliophysics division. “The solar cycle is a natural ...

Next month, NASA will get an up-close view of the solar activity as the Parker Solar Probe makes its closest-ever approach to the sun. The sun is awake. In recent months, Earth’s star has ramped ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is making its second of three planned close passes through the sun’s outer atmosphere. The spacecraft will reach speeds of 430,000 mph, making it the fastest human ...