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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).
NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records
Early on Christmas Eve in 2024, a NASA craft swooped at blazing speed through the sun's atmosphere. The Parker Solar Probe, ...
On Christmas Eve 1968, millions watched the Apollo 8 astronauts broadcast from space
Apollo 8 splashed down in the northern Pacific Ocean on December 27 after a total mission time of 6 days, 3 hours, 42 seconds. Upon their return, Time magazine named Borman, Lovell, and Anders their ...
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NASA Rings In The Holidays With Stunning Festive Cosmic Images
NASA is celebrating the holiday season by unveiling a stunning new image of a cosmic wreath. Located 200,000 light-years away in the Small Magellanic Cloud, star cluster NGC 602 blends data from ...
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Earth from space: Strange phenomena create festive decorations on Iraq's 'Christmas tree lake'
A 2018 astronaut photo shows a festive, fir-tree-shaped artificial reservoir in Iraq decorated with both natural and imagined ...
Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun
A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest ever approach to the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star's outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme ...