NASA, Venus and Parker Solar Probe

NASA's Parker Solar Probe to pass Venus on record-breaking approach to the sun
NASA is gearing up for its Parker Solar Probe to do a final flyby of Venus on Wednesday on its way to make a record-breaking attempt to get close to the sun.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe To Have Final Venus Flyby Today Ahead Of Historic Sun Encounter
The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 on the mission to "touch" the Sun. It is just about the size of a small car.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe to glimpse Venus' surface tomorrow before historic sun encounter
On Wednesday (Nov. 6), NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its ... To study the surface features in further detail, mission scientists will once again point WISPR toward Venus on Wednesday as the Parker Solar Probe swoops within 233 miles (376 km ...
Final Venus flyby for NASA's Parker Solar Probe queues closest sun pass
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus's surface. The flyby will adjust Parker's trajectory into its final orbital configuration,
This Final Venus Flyby Will Propel Parker Probe Toward a Record-Breaking Encounter With the Sun
The spunky probe's final gravity assist around Venus will put it on track to break records near the Sun next month.
NASA's Parker Probe Set for Record-Breaking Sun Pass and Venus Flyby
The probe will orbit the sun "close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, like a surfer diving under a crashing ocean wave," NASA said.
NASA’s DAVINCI: A High-Tech Mission To Unveil Venus’ Lost Continents
NASA’s DAVINCI mission, set for the early 2030s, aims to explore Venus’s Alpha Regio, a potentially ancient continent ...
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What’s Up: November 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Saturn shines in the south most of the night, Jupiter rises in the early evening, while Mars is visible in the early morning sky.
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Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck Is Most Excited About a ‘Completely Unfunded’ Mission
Rocket Lab is disrupting the space launch business, but its CEO is particularly passionate about a “nights and weekends” ...
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See Venus snuggle with slim crescent Moon just before sunset
“Enjoy a beautiful sight just after sunset as the Moon and Venus meet up in the southwestern sky,” NASA’s November sky blog listed among its highlights. Venus is easy to spot this time of year, ...
New rocket, plus moon and Venus missions, herald new beginnings
Indian government approves new space projects, including Gaganyaan missions, Venus and Moon missions, and private sector ...
What makes India's space missions cost less than Hollywood sci-fi movies?
India's low-cost space missions, Mangalyaan ($74 mn) and Chandrayaan-3 ($75 mn), starkly contrast with Hollywood's $100m ...