Parker Solar Probe

At 4:37 a.m. EST on Jan. 29, 2020, NASA's Parker Solar Probe broke speed and distance records as it completed its fourth close approach of the Sun.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe began its fourth solar encounter on Jan 23, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. EST, at a distance of about 23.3 million miles from the Sun's surface.