Parker Solar Probe survives historic close sun flyby!

 Parker Solar Probe survives historic close sun flyby!

Two days after an historic Christmas Eve sun flyby that flew closer to the star than any spacecraft in history — taking the car-sized spacecraft nearly 10 times closer to the sun than Mercury — the Parker Solar Probe phoned home for the first time since its solar encounter. It's ALIVE!!!

Full Story: Space (12/27)  

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