In December, the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft made the closest controlled approach to the sun of any manmade object.

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temperature as the spacecraft approaches the sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe remains out of contact on Christmas Day after its historic achievement on Dec. 24 when it got closer to the sun than ...

The Parker Solar Probe will endure scorching temperatures ... shield that will keep its sensitive instruments just above room temperature, at roughly 85 degrees Fahrenheit. This 4.5-inch-thick ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes history by flying closest to the sun, gathering data to forecast space-weather events.

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Meanwhile, the spacecraft’s interior is at a comfortable room temperature so the electronics systems ... out its flyby ...

Meanwhile, the spacecraft’s interior is at a comfortable room temperature so the electronics ... because mission control was out of contact with the probe due to its proximity to the sun.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its record-breaking flyby, coming within just 3.8 million miles (6.1 ...

So effective is the heat shield that the probe's internal instruments remain near room temperature—around 85F (29C)—as it explores the sun's outer atmosphere, called the corona. Parker will ...