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Solar Encounter Start: June 16, 2023, 23:40 UTC
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Current Records Set By Parker Solar Probe
What is Parker Solar Probe?
A scientific mission to unlock the mysteries of the Sun's corona and solar wind
A spacecraft that uses breakthrough technology and autonomy to endure heat and radiation like no other mission
A unique solar observatory that will orbit within 4 million miles of our star's surface to directly study the formation of the solar wind
A mission named for Dr. Eugene Parker, the scientist who theorized the existence of the solar wind
March 21, 2023
Dozens of Observatories Collect Data During Parker Solar Probe’s 15th Close EncounterJanuary 10, 2023
Parker Scientists May Have Solved Decades-old Mysteries About the Origins of the Solar WindDecember 14, 2022
Parker Solar Probe Embarks on 14th Close Encounter with the Sun
