NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Teams Up With Observatories Around Solar System
At the heart of understanding our space environment is the knowledge that conditions throughout space — from the Sun to the atmospheres of planets to…
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Unmatched View: Newly-Discovered Comet NEOWISE Spied by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was at the right place at the right time to capture a unique view of comet NEOWISE on July 5, 2020….
Possible Explanation for the Origin of Switchbacks Observed by Parker Solar Probe in the Sun’s Magnetic Field
New analysis published April 29, 2020, in the Astrophysical Journal Letters provides a possible explanation for the origin of switchbacks — sudden reversals in the…
Parker Solar Probe’s First Discoveries: Strange Phenomena in Space Weather, Solar Wind
NASA mission named for pioneering University of Chicago scientist produces landmark research. Last summer, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe split the predawn skies in a blaze…
Outbursts of Highly Energetic Particles Detected on Closest-Ever Flyby of the Sun
New data from the first two orbits by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. Outbursts of energetic particles that hurtle out from the sun and can disrupt…
New Evidence of Origins of Solar Wind From Closest-Ever Approach to the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe spacecraft, which has flown closer to the Sun than any mission before, has found new evidence of the origins of the…
5 Astonishing New Discoveries From NASA’s Parker Solar Probe [Video]
In August 2018, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched to space, soon becoming the closest-ever spacecraft to the Sun. With cutting-edge scientific instruments to measure the…
Parker Solar Probe Is Alive After Closer Encounter With The Sun
Parker Solar Probe is alive and well after skimming by the Sun at just 15 million miles from our star’s surface. This is far closer…
Parker Solar Probe Becomes Closest Spacecraft to Sun
Parker Solar Probe now holds the record for closest approach to the Sun by a human-made object. The spacecraft passed the current record of 26.55…
Revealing First Light Data from Parker Solar Probe
Just over a month into its mission, Parker Solar Probe has returned first-light data from each of its four instrument suites. These early observations –…
MIT Astrophysicist John Belcher Discusses the Bold Mission to Touch the Sun
MIT’s John Belcher discusses the launch of the Parker Solar Probe, which will fly directly into the sun’s atmosphere. On Sunday, NASA launched a bold…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Begins Its Landmark Mission to the Sun
Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is Set to Lift Off on August 11
At 3:33 a.m. EDT on August 11, while most of the U.S. is asleep, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be abuzz with excitement….
SWEAP Investigation Will Directly Measure Ionized Gas in the Solar Atmosphere
When NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launches into space from the Kennedy Space Center, it will begin its journey to the Sun, our nearest star. The…
Parker Solar Probe Will Face Several-Million-Degree Fahrenheit Temperatures
This summer, humanity embarks on its first mission to touch the Sun: A spacecraft will be launched into the Sun’s outer atmosphere. Facing several-million-degree Fahrenheit…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Prepares to Travel to the Sun
This summer, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will launch to travel closer to the Sun, deeper into the solar atmosphere, than any mission before it. If…
Two New Missions Will Go Closer to Our Sun Than Ever Before
As we develop more and more powerful tools to peer beyond our solar system, we learn more about the seemingly endless sea of faraway stars…