Christmas will be warm and bright for one NASA mission this year. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will swoop toward the fiery surface of the sun on Christmas Eve, traveling closer to the massive star ...

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the sun than ever before. Astrophysicist Nour Rawafi explains how this mission could help solve the sun's most perplexing mysteries.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A milestone in space exploration is just days away as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe prepares for its closest approach to the sun on Dec. 24. The spacecraft, which launched in ...

But on Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flew around the sun. At around 6:53 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the probe flew within 3.8 million miles of our solar system’s beacon—closer than any ...

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. The agency will ...

A NASA mission is set to reach its destination - the "uncharted territory" of the sun's surface - by Christmas Eve. The Parker Solar Probe will near the raging flames of the sun on December 24 ...

Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts–Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will swoop toward the fiery surface of the sun on Christmas Eve, traveling closer to the massive star than any human-made object has before.

NASA is set to touch the sun on Christmas Eve. A record-setting approach to the sun is expected to take place on Dec. 24. To stream WLTX 19 on your phone, you need the WLTX 19 app.

NASA is set to touch the sun on Christmas Eve. A record-setting approach to the sun is expected to take place on Dec. 24. ... This Christmas Eve, we’re essentially embracing a star.