NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just made its Closest approach to the Sun to celebrate Christmas
NASA’s Parker solar probe made its closest-ever approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve (December 24, 2024). This is the closest any spacecraft has ever reached to the sun. During the history-breaking space flight, Parker’s space probe reached within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun. At this close distance, it encountered the…