NASA Celebrates as Sun-Exploring Spacecraft Confirms It’s Still Alive

The spacecraft survived scorching temperatures at a record proximity, and is expected to send details of its close call in the new year.

NASA Waits With Bated Breath for Signal From Sun-Exploring Spacecraft

Parker Solar Probe will break its silence on Friday—that is, if it survived its closest approach to the Sun.

NASA’s Solar Probe Will Make History on Christmas Eve by Zooming Closer to the Sun Than Ever

At 3.8 million miles from the Sun's surface, Parker Solar Probe will be the closest a human-made object's ever been to our host star.

This Final Venus Flyby Will Propel Parker Probe Toward a Record-Breaking Encounter With the Sun

The spunky probe's final gravity assist around Venus will put it on track to break records near the Sun next month.

New Close-up Video Shows the Sun’s Surface as the Hellscape We Always Imagined

Europe’s Solar Orbiter has captured surreal video of the Sun’s atmosphere, revealing a slew of fascinating—and jaw dropping—stellar features.

NASA Probe’s Daring Flight Through Sun’s Eruption Sheds Light on Solar Storms

The Parker Solar Probe flew through a coronal mass ejection in 2021, finding clues that are helping to unravel the mystery of space weather.

Streamers and Loops: What the Sun’s Hyperactive Phase Means for the Upcoming Solar Eclipse

The upcoming eclipse, occurring during the solar maximum when the Sun regularly expels material into space, could offer a unique viewing experience.

Your Definitive Guide to the 2024 Great North American Solar Eclipse

Everything you need to know ahead of the historic total solar eclipse on April 8.

NASA’s Parker Probe Shatters Records During Latest Solar Swoop

The quest to “kiss the Sun” has led to unprecedented distance and speed records, as Parker continues its historic exploration of our host star.

Parker Solar Probe Sails Directly Through Sun’s Intense Plasma Burst

The intrepid little spacecraft flew through a coronal mass ejection, helping scientists understand space weather.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Solves a Longtime Mystery About the Sun

The small spacecraft stared straight at the source of solar wind, likely uncovering the process that drives the violent bursts of plasma.

Mercury Floats in Front of the Sun in New Images From the Solar Orbiter

The innermost planet to the Sun looks astonishingly close—and small—in the latest view from an extreme probe.

Unprecedented Image Captures Freakishly Large Solar Eruption

The blast of hot gas stretched 2 million miles—and probably more.

New NASA Image Shows Venus Glowing Like an ‘Iron Pulled From a Forge’

Parker is designed to study the Sun, but the plucky probe is unexpectedly teaching us new things about Venus.

The Parker Solar Probe Just Dipped Into the Sun’s Corona

The NASA spacecraft has made its first direct contact with the Sun's atmosphere, a historic achievement.

Rare ‘Earthgrazer’ Meteor Flew 186 Miles Over 3 States

These spectacular fireballs hit Earth’s atmosphere at a shallow angle and sometimes even ‘bounce’ back into space.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Is Getting Absolutely Clobbered by Dust

Dust grains traveling in excess of 7,000 miles per hour are now smashing into the probe around once every 15 seconds, sparking unexpected reactions.

Rare Back-to-Back Flybys of Venus Will Happen Next Week

The Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo will pass on either side of our neighboring planet.

Natural Radio Signals Detected in Venus’s Atmosphere

In a Scientific First, Astronomers Capture a Complete View of Venus’s Orbital Dust Ring