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NASA spacecraft 'safe'

Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun

A Nasa spacecraft has made history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun. Scientists received a signal from the Parker Solar Probe just before midnight on Thursday after it had been out of communication for several days during its burning-hot fly-by.

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NASA spacecraft 'safe' after closest-ever approach to Sun

NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was "safe" and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the Sun by any human-made object.

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Scientists await signal from NASA's Parker Solar Probe after historic close sun flyby. Will it phone home?

On the heels of a NASA spacecraft's historic close flyby of the sun on Christmas Eve, scientists on Earth have one question on their minds: Did their probe survive as an epic Christmas gift, or is it a burned up lump of coal in space?

NASA's Parker Solar Probe: What Happens Next After Sun Flyby?

In a groundbreaking first, the Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its closest encounter with the Sun. So where does this plucky probe go from here?

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NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.

When will we know if NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived ‘touching’ the sun?

NASA's Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun on4. But did it survive? We're about to find out.

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun

The daring NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT) on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).

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