NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to make its final flyby of Venus on Wednesday, setting up the spacecraft to become the closest human-made object to the Sun on Christmas Eve this year.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reaches final Venus flyby on Nov. 6, preparing for a record-setting close approach to the sun.

After a close Venus flyby, Parker Solar Probe is readying for a landmark approach to the sun, gathering critical solar data.

"We are basically almost landing on a star." Today, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its seventh swing past Venus — ...

NASA illustration of the Parker Solar Probe (main) and NASA image of Venus taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft (inset). Parker ...

The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 on the mission to "touch" the Sun. It is just about the size of a small car.

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The spunky probe's final gravity assist around Venus will put it on track to break records near the Sun next month.

NASA is gearing up for its Parker Solar Probe to do a final flyby of Venus on Wednesday on its way to make a record-breaking ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has flown into the Sun's corona. Structures known as coronal streamers and the Milky Way can be seen in the footage it captured. Credit: Space.com | NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Na ...

The Heliophysics Big Year is a campaign that celebrates the Sun’s influence across the entire solar system, including Earth.

November will bring exciting new missions from the likes of SpaceX, ESA, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab and Roscosmos.