This animated sequence of visible-light images from Parker Solar Probe's WISPR instrument shows a coronal streamer, observed when Parker Solar Probe was near perihelion on Jan. 28, 2020.

Latest News | June 16, 2020

Parker Solar Probe Teams Up With Observatories Around Solar System for 4th Solar Encounter
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Current Mission: Orbit 5

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psp202007_0046.svg Parker Solar Probe Mission Trajectory and Current Position Parker Solar Probe Distance from Sun Future Orbit Past Orbit 250 200 150 100 50 0 Distance from Sun's Surface (RS) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Days from Launch Mercury Venus Earth Solar Probe Parker Heliocentric Velocity (km/s): 32.21 Distance from Sun Center (AU): 0.633 Distance from Sun's Surface (RS): 135.0 Distance from Earth (AU): 0.501 Round-Trip Light Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:08:20 2 Jul 2020 21:00:00 UTC

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Venus Flyby 3: July 11, 2020, 03:23 UTC

Current Records Set By Parker Solar Probe

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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

The first mission named for a living scientist: Dr. Eugene Parker, who theorized the existence of the solar wind

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Parker Solar Probe Signals Successful Fifth Encounter of the Sun

May 12, 2020

Parker Solar Probe Begins Longest Science Observation Campaign

April 15, 2020

Data from Parker Solar Probe's Third Orbit Now Available to the Public
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