Parker Solar Probe's Latest Sun Encounter: December 24, 2024 In a historic moment, NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieved its closest encounter with the Sun, diving through the solar corona to gather groundbreaking data. Join us as we explore the mission highlights, stunning visuals, and the implications for our understanding of solar science. 📍 What You’ll Learn: Parker Solar Probe's key mission objectives How this encounter brings us closer to understanding solar winds Stunning footage from the s

Three years after its launch, the Parker Solar Probe made its first passage through the sun's upper atmosphere. In 2018, we got a behind-the-scenes look at how NASA engineers built the probe to survive the tremendously hot journey. | NPR

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. 🛰☀️ This movie shows data from the WISPR instrument on Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Laboratory | Science Channel