Parker Solar Probe Update

This is a news story, published by CBS News, that relates primarily to NASA news.

physics news

For more physics news, you can click here:

more physics news

CBS News news

For more news from CBS News, you can click here:

more news from CBS News

About the Otherweb

Otherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best science news, business news, entertainment news, and much more. If you like physics news, you might also like this article about

Parker Solar Probe

. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest probe news, Parker news, physics news, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!

Parker Solar Probe Project Manager Helene Winters

CBS News

•

NASA probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking flyby of sun: "Data scientists have awaited for decades"

Summary

Nutrition label

83% Informative

NASA 's Parker Solar Probe confirmed its systems and instruments are "healthy and operating normally" The spacecraft passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun on New Year's Day .

The next two close flybys will occur March 22 and June 19 , NASA says.

VR Score

Informative language

Neutral language

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech