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

A mission 60 years in the making, Parker #SolarProbe will make a historic journey to the Sun’s corona. Discover how a recently-installed heat shield will keep our spacecraft and its instruments at a relatively comfortable temperature of approximately 85 degrees Fahrenheit: https://go.nasa.gov/2Kz4xd5 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

This SUNday, dive into the first science results from Parker Solar Probe! ☀️ With observations from closer to the Sun than ever before, we're learning new things about the solar wind, the Sun's energetic particles, and cosmic dust: https://go.nasa.gov/34Qj1LC En español: https://go.nasa.gov/2s65EZi | NASA Space Alerts