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Solar Encounter Start: June 1, 2020, 12:46 UTC
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
The first mission named for a living scientist: Dr. Eugene Parker, who theorized the existence of the solar wind
February 1, 2020
Parker Solar Probe Reports Successful Record-Setting Fourth Close Encounter of the SunJanuary 30, 2020
Eugene Parker Awarded 2020 Crafoord Prize in AstronomyJanuary 29, 2020
Parker Solar Probe Completes Fourth Closest Approach, Breaks New Speed and Distance Records
