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NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun

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NASA 's Parker Solar Probe sent back its first telemetry data on New Year's Day .

The spacecraft flew to within 3.8 million miles ( 6.1 million kilometers ) of the sun on Dec. 24 .

On Dec. 26 , the probe signaled Earth to report it survived its record-breaking flyby of the Sun .

Scientists hope data from Parker will help them decode longstanding mysteries about our sun.

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