SMRTR Science & EngineeringDec 29, 2024Interesting Engineering

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has sent signal to home after completing its closest-ever sun flyby

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its closest-ever sun flyby, coming within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface on Christmas Eve. The spacecraft reached a record-breaking speed of 430,000 mph, making it the fastest human-made object in history and enabling groundbreaking scientific measurements to better understand the Sun and its impacts throughout the solar system.

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