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NASA probe beams home update after record-breaking flyby of sun

NASA said scientists began receiving more detailed telemetry — or "housekeeping data" — from the spacecraft on New Year's Day.

Interesting Engineering on MSN · 18h

NASA’s Parker probe rings back home after historic sun flyby at 430,000 mph

The Parker Solar Probe broke its record by flying closer to the sun than ever before, reaching a distance of just 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from its surface. During this encounter, the probe achieved a record-breaking speed of 430,000 miles per hour, making it the fastest human-made object in history.

New York Post on MSN · 6d

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby to sun

The space agency’s Parker Solar Probe survived the latest endeavor in its mission to “touch” the sun – flying just 3.8 million miles above the star’s surface on Christmas Eve, its closest-ever approach.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe safe after historic closest-ever approach to sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the sizzling solar atmosphere and passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface.

Space on MSN · 1d

NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.

NASA, meteor shower

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How to Watch the Quadrantid Meteor Shower, Known for Its Bright Fireballs According to NASA

The Quadrantids meteor shower will have a two-night peak in early January and remain active until Jan. 16, 2025. Here's when and how to spot them in the night sky.

First meteor shower of 2025 could have fireballs, up to 120 meteors per hour, NASA says

We’re starting off the New Year with a really good meteor shower. The Quadrantids are a relatively short-lived show, but if you can catch it at its peak, you’re in for a treat. Why is this one so fun?

Travel + Leisure on MSN · 1d

The First Meteor Shower of the Year Is About to Peak — With Up to 120 Shooting Stars Per Hour

In the early hours of Friday morning, the Quadrantid meteor shower is predicted to peak. Unlike more prolonged meteor showers, whose pea

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Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?

NASA wants to Mars samples to Earth, but budget problems and technical woes have the mission caught between a rock and the ...

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NASA Monitoring Bus-Sized Asteroid Heading Earthward

The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is expected to pass us at a distance of 95,200 miles, about twice as close as the orbit of the ...

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Proposed NASA Chief Jared Isaacman Sees Millions Of Spacefarers Ahead

Billionaire aeronaut Jared Isaacman, the NewSpace superstar set to head NASA, says he envisions millions of space sojourners ...

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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission to take macro-measurements of moon's surface in 2025

Before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could sustain ...

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NASA Images Capture Hawaii Volcano Spewing Lava Hundreds of Feet Into Air

Satellite imagery has revealed the dramatic extent of an eruption that kicked off just before Christmas, with fountains ...

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Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, Blue Origin, NASA rocket launch schedule in Florida

Stay tuned. Crews at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are gearing up for a busy ...

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