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parker solar probe
Parker Solar Probe
Behind howls of solar wind, quiet chirps reveal its origins
Published
Jan 15, 2020
Small chirps, squeaks, and rustles recorded by the Parker Solar Probe hint at the origin of mysterious solar wind
Parker Solar Probe
Data offers insights into burning questions
Published
Dec 5, 2019
After completing three of 24 passes around the sun, the Parker Solar Probe shares data that adds to our understanding of space phenomena
Outer space
Parker Solar Probe circles the sun
Published
Nov 20, 2018
The data gathered during its orbit will be relayed back to mission control beginning Dec. 7
Parker Solar Probe phones home after racing around the sun
Published
Nov 8, 2018
Mission controllers at Applied Physics Lab receive status beacon signal after spacecraft completes its first perihelion
Into the unknown
Parker Solar Probe readies for close encounter
Published
Nov 5, 2018
Video
Tonight, the probe will reach its first perihelion, when it will pass within 15 million miles of the sun's surface
Parker Solar Probe
The fastest, hottest mission under the sun
Published
Oct 31, 2018
Spacecraft shatters records as it prepares for its first solar encounter
Taking the sun's measure
Published
Fall 2018
The Parker Solar Probe is on its way to graze the sun, and the data it gathers may help answer some perplexing questions.
/ Johns Hopkins Magazine
Parker Solar Probe
Liftoff
Published
Aug 12, 2018
While most of the western hemisphere slept, an APL-built spacecraft prepared to make history
Sun science
Can the Parker Solar Probe take the heat?
Published
Aug 6, 2018
Researchers at the Applied Physics Lab develop a shield strong enough to protect the spacecraft's sensitive instruments from the heat of the sun
Countdown begins
Cleared for launch
Published
Aug 1, 2018
The Parker Solar Probe is making its way to the launchpad where it will lift off and begin its historic journey to the sun
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