Sprightly Stars Illuminate ‘Christmas Tree Cluster’ - NASA
Dec 19, 2023 · This new image of NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” shows the shape of a cosmic tree with the glow of stellar lights. NGC 2264 is, in fact, a cluster of young stars — with ages between about one and five million years old — in our Milky Way about 2,500 light-years away from Earth.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record …
On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), a NASA spacecraft made history by coming closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has before. This record-breaking feat was conducted by the Parker Solar Probe,...
Scientists await signal from NASA's Parker Solar Probe after …
Dec 26, 2024 · On the heels of a NASA spacecraft's historic close flyby of the sun on Christmas Eve, scientists on Earth have one question on their minds: Did their probe survive as an epic Christmas...
NASA probe attempts historic Christmas Eve approach to the sun
Dec 24, 2024 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made a historic attempt to circle the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, which, if successful, would be the closest-ever attempt to do so.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest-ever point to the …
Dec 22, 2024 · NASA's record-breaking Parker Solar Probe will smash its own personal bests for proximity to the sun and fastest speed by a human-made object when it whizzes past our star on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).
Nasa's Parker Solar Probe survives closest-ever approach to Sun
Dec 27, 2024 · It had already swept past the Sun 21 times, getting ever nearer, but the Christmas Eve visit was record-breaking. At its closest approach, the probe was 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from our ...
NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human ... - NBC News
Dec 21, 2024 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe dove extremely close to the solar surface on Dec. 24. The spacecraft should get nearer to the sun than any other human-made object in history — within 3.86 million miles.
'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe …
Dec 11, 2024 · On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will swoop within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun's surface at a whopping 430,000 mph (690,000 kph), breaking its own records for ...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will fly closer to the sun than
Dec 22, 2024 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is still zipping around the sun making history, and it’s gearing up for another record-setting approach this week. On December 24 at 6:53AM ET, the spacecraft’s orbit...
Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby of the sun ...
Dec 24, 2024 · On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing in...