Propelled by a recent swing past Venus, NASA's Parker Solar Probe is healthy and performing normally as it heads toward its next closest approach to the Sun on Nov. 21.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is speeding in toward the Sun after a swing past Venus on Oct. 16, successfully using the planet's gravity to shape its path for its next closest approach to our star.
On Sept. 29, NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed a quick maneuver that positioned the spacecraft for a flyby of Venus next month.
On Aug. 13, 2021, mission controllers received a "tone one" beacon from Parker Solar Probe, indicating that all systems were healthy and operating normally.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is speeding busily through its ninth science-gathering solar encounter.
Scientists using data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe released a new collection of research papers in a special issue of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics on June 2, 2021.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe executed a small maneuver on May 15, 2021, that put the probe on newly optimized path for its next Venus gravity assist on Oct. 16.
On May 2, 2021, mission controllers received a "tone one" beacon from Parker Solar Probe, indicating that all systems were healthy and operating normally after the spacecraft's eighth close approach to the Sun.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has started its eighth science-gathering solar encounter, putting it one-third of the way through its planned journey of 24 progressively closer loops around the Sun.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe speeds past Venus on Feb. 20, 2021, using the planet's gravity to shape its path for its next close approaches to the Sun.
