NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew 3.8 million miles above the sun's surface at a historic 430,000 miles per hour NASA is ending the year by accomplishing a record-breaking mission. On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew 3.

NASA received a beacon tone from Parker Solar Probe on Dec. 27, 2024, after the spacecraft emerged from behind the sun three days after its close encounter with the sun.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made a historic attempt to circle the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, which, if successful, would be the closest-ever attempt to do so. The agency will remain out of contact with the spacecraft until Friday,