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NASA, the probe and Sun

NASA's Parker Probe makes history with closest pass to Sun; this is how it will impact Earth

According to the reports presented by various online media sources, on December 24, it passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the Sun’s surface, entering its outer atmosphere,

The Verge on MSN · 22h

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has survived the closest-ever Sun flyby

NASA sent its Parker Solar Probe just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun — and it survived. The probe transmitted a signal back to Earth on the night of December 26th, “indicating it’s in good health and operating normally,” according to NASA.

Live Science · 1d

Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby of the sun, NASA confirms

NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing in 1969. Now, we know it survived.

Kessler Syndrome, Earth and space

Yahoo · 17h

What is Kessler Syndrome and the potential consequences for Earth of growing space debris?

What to know about the growing threat of space debris as satellites multiply and experts warn of potential orbital disaster.

USA Today · 1d

What is the Kessler Syndrome? How space junk has become an orbital threat

Well, many of those objects - or fragments of them - are still there, languishing above Earth in an ever-expanding space junkyard. Because they're expensive to remove, retired satellites are often left in a low-Earth orbit,

Newsweek on MSN · 19h

Kessler Syndrome: How Our Own Satellites Could Trap Humans on Earth

Kessler syndrome could make space exploration and the use of satellites dangerous, or even unfeasible, for many generations.

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NASA Warns Of Big Bus-Sized Asteroid Set For Close Encounter With Earth Tomorrow: Check Speed, Time And Distance

NASA has issued an alert regarding a 31-foot-wide asteroid named 2024 YA5, roughly the size of a bus, which is set to make a ...

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Surprise arrival: A fragment of the Moon just circled Earth

Earth briefly hosted a 33-foot object, 2024 PT5, as a mini-moon. Scientists suggest it might be lunar debris from an ancient ...

How They Celebrated the Holidays 250 Miles Above Earth

The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating ...

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SpaceX to NASA: Space Projects Lifting Off in 2025

This array of missions from NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and partners for 2025 reflects a busy year—and a dynamic and ...

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Why Stranded NASA Astronauts' Christmas Photo From Space Is Raising One Major Timeline Question

Stranded NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams has followers scratching their heads over a festive new photo that shows the space travelers getting into the holiday spirit lightyears away from earth.

Techopedia8h

How AI Can Discover New Asteroids Circling the Earth

Asteroid-detecting AI algorithms have already identified 27,000 new pieces of space debris, bringing the known number to 1.3 ...

Space on MSN5h

Before NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Soars On Titan, Model Is Tested On Earth

NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander is designed for flight on Saturn's moon Titan. See a "half-scale Dragonfly lander model" in tests at NASA Langley. Credit: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory M ...

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Astronauts on ISS beam holiday cheer to Earth for Christmas (video)

NASA's Christmas Eve sun flyby! "From all of us to all of you, Merry Christmas!" ...

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