Parker Solar Probe survives closest flyby of Sun
Posted: Sat, Jan 4, 2025, 8:41 AM ET (1341 GMT)
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has returned more data confirming a successful close approach to the sun last month. The spacecraft started returning telemetry Wednesday from its passage within 6.1 million kilometers of sun on Christmas Eve. That telemetry, NASA said, showed that the spacecraft and its science instruments operated as expected during the flyby. Parker will start transmitting the science data it collected later this month as it moves away from the sun, allowing for higher data rates.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has returned more data confirming a successful close approach to the sun last month. The spacecraft started returning telemetry Wednesday from its passage within 6.1 million kilometers of sun on Christmas Eve. That telemetry, NASA said, showed that the spacecraft and its science instruments operated as expected during the flyby. Parker will start transmitting the science data it collected later this month as it moves away from the sun, allowing for higher data rates.
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