NASA, Venus and Parker Solar Probe

NASA's Parker Solar Probe to fly by Venus today before historic sun encounter
Today, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its seventh swing past Venus — the spacecraft's final maneuver around the amber planet — in a flyby that will nudge the probe on a trajectory that will take it within 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface. That will be the closest that any human-built object has come to our star.
NASA's Parker Probe Set for Record-Breaking Sun Pass and Venus Flyby
The probe will orbit the sun "close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, like a surfer diving under a crashing ocean wave," NASA said.
Final Venus flyby for NASA's Parker Solar Probe queues closest sun pass
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus's surface. The flyby will adjust Parker's trajectory into its final orbital configuration,
NASA's Parker Solar Probe’s Final Venus Flyby Paves Way for Historic Close Encounter with the Sun
Today, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will make its last swing around Venus, setting it on course for a record-breaking approach to the sun. This maneuver is expected to take the probe within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface,
Parker Solar Probe Prepares for Closest Approach to Sun After Last Venus Flyby
After a close Venus flyby, Parker Solar Probe is readying for a landmark approach to the sun, gathering critical solar data.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe To Have Final Venus Flyby Today Ahead Of Historic Sun Encounter
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.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completes final Venus flyby before kiss with the Sun
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.
The Amazing NASA Probe Footage Flying Through The Sun's Corona
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
This Final Venus Flyby Will Propel Parker Probe Toward a Record-Breaking Encounter With the Sun
The spunky probe's final gravity assist around Venus will put it on track to break records near the Sun next month.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe to pass Venus on record-breaking approach to the sun
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 attempt to get close to the sun.
Don’t Miss November’s Celestial Spectacles: Rare Occultations, Planetary Alignments, and Hidden Stars Await
This month, catch planetary views of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, witness a close pass of the Parker Solar Probe by Venus, and ...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes Final Venus Flyby Before Historic Sun Encounter
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reaches final Venus flyby on Nov. 6, preparing for a record-setting close approach to the sun.