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

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NASA says its Parker Solar Probe is "safe" and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the Sun by any human-made object.

The spacecraft passed just 3.8 million miles ( 6.1 million km ) from the solar surface on Dec. 24 .

It flew into the sun's outer atmosphere called the corona on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth 's closest star.

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