as in a typical gravity assist, Venus slows down its sideways motion so the spacecraft can get close to the sun,’ NASA explains. ‘When it finally does get close, Parker Solar Probe will have ...

The probe accelerated to 430,000 mph, faster than any spacecraft has ever flown, traveling to within 3.8 million miles of the star’s surface.

A Nasa spacecraft is on the edge ... moment.” Since the spacecraft launched in 2018, it has circled gradually closer to the sun – flying past Venus in order to use the planet’s gravity to move it into ...

A Nasa spacecraft is in “good ... particles reach near light speeds. Since the spacecraft launched in 2018, it has circled gradually closer to the sun – flying past Venus in order to use the planet’s ...