This is how close NASA's Parker Solar Probe will fly by the sun
The Parker Solar Probe is expected to pass within an "unprecedented" 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, ...
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Puffy white dwarfs could shed light on mysterious dark matter. Here's how.
The sun's outer layers will be cast away into deep space, revealing its pearlescent core. White dwarfs can pack the mass of a star into a volume the size of Earth, meaning they are extremely dense ...
Nasa to fly world’s fastest object closer to the Sun than ever before
Nasa to fly world’s fastest object closer to the Sun than ever before - Mission managers will be in the dark about probe’s ...
History-making closeup of our sun will come Christmas Eve — if the probe doesn’t melt
It will be the fastest a human-made object has ever traveled, putting us closer than ever to the source of life on Earth.
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ESA’s Proba-3 Satellites Set to Create Artificial Solar Eclipses and Reveal the Sun’s Hidden Layers
By creating artificial eclipses, the two Proba-3 spacecraft will work together to block the Sun’s light, allowing scientists to observe its outer layers like never before. These solar eclipses ...
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A NASA Spacecraft Will 'Touch' the Sun on Christmas Eve, Flying Closer to the Star Than Any Probe Before
The holiday season is a busy time for humankind’s sun-surfing spacecraft. This Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe will be ...
Parker Solar Probe to make closest-ever approach to sun on Christmas Eve, NASA says
Hurtling around the sun at approximately 430,000 mph, the uncrewed vehicle is expected to come within 3.8 million miles of ...