
Artifacts From NASA’s Webb, Parker Solar Probe on View at Smithsonian
A testing replica of the “backbone” of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and a full-scale model of the agency’s Parker Solar Probe are now on permanent
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’
Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in December 2024 have now revealed new
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun
On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the Sun’s atmosphere. These newly released images — taken closer to the Sun than we’ve ever been before — are helping scientists better understand the Sun’s influence across the solar system, including events that can affect Earth.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Team Wins 2024 Collier Trophy
NASA, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and partners that created the Parker Solar Probe mission have been awarded the 2024 Robert J. Collier Trophy
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun - NASA Science
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.

5 Surprising NASA Heliophysics Discoveries Not Related to the Sun - NASA Science
With NASA’s fleet of heliophysics spacecraft, scientists monitor our Sun and investigate its influences throughout the solar system. However, the fleet’s constant watch and often-unique perspectives sometimes create opportunities to make discoveries that no one expected.

Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest Sun Pass - NASA Science
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus’ surface.

NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle
In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year.
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NASA, ESA Missions Help Scientists Uncover How Solar Wind Gets Energy - NASA Science
A paper published in the journal Science provides persuasive evidence that the fastest solar winds are powered by magnetic “switchbacks,” or large kinks in the magnetic field, near the Sun.

Celebrate Heliophysics Big Year: Free Monthly Webinars on the Sun Touches Everything - NASA Science
Once a month (usually on the first Tuesday), the Heliophysics Education Community meets online to share knowledge and opportunities. During the Heliophysics Big Year (HBY) – a global celebration of the Sun’s influence on Earth and the entire solar system, beginning with the Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023, continuing through the Total Solar […]