After Latest Swing Past Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Checks in

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:00:39 +0000

NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 29th close approach to the Sun on Sept. 4, again matching its record speed and distance from the solar surface. The spacecraft transmitted a beacon tone indicating that its systems were operating normally on Sept. 7. Flying around the Sun on a trajectory that limited communications with Earth, Parker had been out of contact and operating autonomously, as planned, for nine days centered around closest approach.

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After Latest Swing Past Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Checks in