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China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth'
China has announced plans to build a giant solar power space station, which will be lifted into orbit piece by piece using the nation's brand-new heavy lift rockets. When you purchase through ...
The Verge22d
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has survived the closest-ever Sun flyby
NASA sent its Parker Solar Probe just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun — and it survived. The probe transmitted a signal back to Earth on the night of December 26th, “indicating ...
Space.com26d
NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun
This record-breaking feat was conducted by the Parker Solar Probe, which flew to within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun, braving the blistering heat of our star's outer ...
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Scientists await signal from NASA's Parker Solar Probe after historic close sun flyby. Will it phone home?
For a few days, they simply won't know, at least not until the spacecraft — NASA's Parker Solar Probe — phones home with a simple "status beacon" on Friday (Dec. 27) to let its science team ...
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Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby of the sun, NASA confirms
Editor's Note: This story was originally published Dec. 24 and updated Friday, Dec. 27 at 10:45 a.m. EST to confirm that the Parker Solar Probe had survived its latest rendezvous with the sun.
The Washington Post23d
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives close encounter with sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has called home, sending a signal confirming that it survived a historically close encounter with the sun, when it traveled to within 3.8 million miles of the flaring ...
Forbes25d
What NASA’s Historic Sun Mission Today Has To Do With 2024’s Northern Lights And Eclipse
Artist’s concept of the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the sun. Launched in 2018, the ... [+] probe is increasing our ability to forecast major space-weather events that impact life ...
BBC26d
Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun
The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star's outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation. It is out of communication for several days during this burning hot fly-by ...
BBC23d
Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun
Scientists received a signal from the Parker Solar Probe just before midnight EST on Thursday (05:00 GMT on Friday) after it had been out of communication for several days during its burning-hot ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image made available by NASA shows an artist’s rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun
Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 ...